Areas, buildings and monuments
Thanks to National Lottery players, since 1994 we have awarded £3.3billion to more than 10,300 area, historic building and monument projects across the UK. See stories from projects we've funded below.
We provide grants for heritage projects from £10,000–£10million to ensure that heritage is valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.
These projects can help to sustain jobs, support economic growth and protect heritage at risk. They can also bolster local pride, nurture traditional craft skills and help communities enjoy and make use of the places they care about.
What do we support?
Projects we fund include:
- investment in places of worship
- conservation and repairs to historic buildings and places
- finding appropriate new uses for historic buildings
- community archaeology projects
Places of worship
Places of worship are among the UK’s oldest and most cherished historic buildings. We want to help congregations become truly resilient and their buildings genuinely sustainable.
Project ideas
Our funding could help people:
- repair and transform a historic building at the heart of their community
- help volunteers learn building conservation skills
- rescue a building on a Buildings at Risk register
- undertake a community archaeology project
- regenerate a historic town centre or high street
- look after and learn about a local war memorial
How to get funding
Our National Lottery Heritage Grants programme is open for applications.
Projects
Restoration work to St Ninians Cathedral in Perthshire Highlands
The Cathedral of St Ninian belongs to the Scottish Episcopal Church. Designed by William Butterfield it was the first Cathedral to be built in the UK after the Reformation.
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Bringing Turton Tower Stables Back To Life
Turton Tower Trust used their grant to assess the options for renovating Turton Tower stables in Lancashire.
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Assessing options for Carlisle's Central Plaza Hotel
This project is exploring the options available for bringing the Central Plaza Hotel in Carlisle back to life.
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Restoring the tower and organ of St Mary's Church
The restoration of St. Mary's Church, a listed building in the Forest of Bowland, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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The Mazing Memory Museum: learning about heritage through play
The Glasgow Building Preservation Trust ran an exciting programme of events to enable children to get involved in Glasgow’s built heritage.
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First Light at Jodrell Bank
Playing an internationally important role in the heritage of astronomy, Jodrell Bank is the single surviving site that shows the whole story of the invention of radio astronomy right through the space age.
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Lincoln Cathedral Connected (KickstartGIA2020)
Lincoln Cathedral is one of the finest, and largest, cathedrals in northern Europe. This, added to its unique hilltop location, makes it one of the most visible buildings in the UK.
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Restoring stained glass windows, mullions and masonry at St Leonard's Balderstone
Bringing historic stained glass windows back to life and associated mullions and masonry of Grade II Listed Church.
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Restoring St Matthew's churchyard restoration uncovers family history
Our grant helped to restore the churchyard of St Matthew's Church in Lightcliffe.
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Belong Heritage Gallery
A former Grade-II listed pottery-turned-nightclub had been derelict in Newcastle-under-Lyme since 2006.
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Preserving the town heritage of Dolgellau
This project contributed to safeguarding the future of Dolgellau, a unique town in the heart of Snowdonia National Park.
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Darlington Civic Theatre - New Hippodrome & Palace Theatre of Varieties
The Grade II-listed Darlington Civic Theatre has been restored to its former glory as an Edwardian variety theatre.