Areas, buildings and monuments

Areas, buildings and monuments

exterior view of a large norman castle in the middle of a city
We've supported Norwich Castle's transformation with £13million in funding.
Safeguarding our historic buildings, monuments and archaeology for future generations.

Thanks to National Lottery players, since 1994 we have awarded £3.4billion to more than 10,600 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.

Volunteers worked with the local school children to learn about woodcarving.
Volunteers worked with the local school children to learn about woodcarving Credit: Jim Wileman

Projects

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.

the inner courtyard of the Back to Backs
© National Trust Images/Paul Harris

Projects

Back to Backs: People to People

This unique historic attraction gives visitors an opportunity to see how ordinary people lived in 19th-century Birmingham.

St Patrick's Church, Gateshead

Projects

Restoration of St Patrick's stone steps

This project restored the stone steps of St Patrick's Church in Gateshead, re-instating the main access route into the church and the Parish rooms.

A tea meetup in Darsham
A tea meetup in Darsham

Projects

Darsham Forward 2013

All Saints Church, Darsham carried out urgent structural repairs and went from being a cold formal space to a vital community hub.

Volunteers doing research at Flintshire County Council record office
Volunteers doing research at Flintshire County Council record office

Projects

Stories of those named on Flintshire's WW1 memorials

This community-led project aimed to expand digital archives and discover the stories of every soldier whose name appears on a Flintshire First World War memorial.

Young people learning about traditional building methods
Green Reflections participants learn traditional craft skills

Projects

Green Reflections

Young people from Lincolnshire explored their area's rich built heritage and gained an insight into traditional building skills.

Two black icons representing a nail and mallet

Projects

Bradford City Centre CAPS

Historic buildings and streets in Bradford City Centre Conservation Area were the focus of this project.

If you query is regarding our application portal, please contact our support team.