Areas, buildings and monuments
Since 1994 we have awarded £3.3billion to more than 10,300 area, historic building and monument projects across the UK.
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
For more inspiration, see the stories below or browse projects we've funded.
How to get funding
Our National Lottery Heritage Grants programme is open for applications.
Projects
The Roman Bridge at Corbridge - 'The Work of Giants'
Stones from the Roman Bridge at Corbridge have been saved from erosion by the River Tyne and moved to a safe place on land for conservation.
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Access to Medieval Cloister Site with facilities for schools and other visitors
Founded in 827, Polesworth Abbey served as a Benedictine nunnery and now functions as the parish church for Polesworth village.
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Birmingham Town Hall - Renovation
One of the finest concert halls in the UK was restored thanks to National Lottery support.
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Restoration of Raikes Road Burial Ground
The Friends of Raikes Road Burial Ground reconnected people with the wildlife and local stories housed in the burial ground.
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Restoring St Brandon's in Brancepeth - an outstanding medieval church
This project carried out vital repairs to a fire-damaged medieval church and community engagement activities shared the story of its history.
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Argos Hill windmill restoration project
A Grade 2* listed windmill at Mayfield in East Sussex has been saved and restored as a local landmark visible for miles.
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Restoration of William Butterfield painted ceilings in St Bridget's Church
The restoration of painted ceilings at St Bridget's Parish Church in Brigham, Cumbria – a Grade I listed church and part of an active Anglican parish.
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Restoring the bells at St Rumbald Church, Stoke Doyle
The bells at St Rumbald's can ring again thanks to repair and restoration work.
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'Beyond Graffiti': waymarking through time & the role of milestones in our heritage
Beyond Graffiti taught stone working skills and local history awareness to a new generation of craftsmen to safeguard the future of Kirklees’ waymarkers.
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18-21 Deptford Broadway, London - Restoration
18-21 Deptford Broadway is an irregular terrace of houses, which date back to the 17th century.
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Sandford Heritage and Community Project
The Parish Church Council (PCC) of the Grade I St Swithun’s Church has made better use of the space beneath the 17th-century gallery by converting it into a heritage and community room.
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Back to Backs: People to People
This unique historic attraction gives visitors an opportunity to see how ordinary people lived in 19th-century Birmingham.