Areas, buildings and monuments
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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.
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Projects
Pennine Horizons
The Pennines are known as the 'hills that shaped the modern world' and with their 1,000-year history of rural and industrial heritage, their story has now been documented and preserved forever through a £573,400 project.
Projects
Finchingfield Guildhall – A Building Story
Finchingfield Guildhall in Essex was on the Buildings at Risk Register until National Lottery funding helped secure its restoration.
Projects
Deane Road Cemetery Restoration
Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation restored Deane Road Cemetery to become a self-sustaining learning resource and site of interest.
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Projects
Lancaster Priory organ replacement
Lancaster Priory acquired a historic organ and held a series of public activities.
![Rose of the Shires project Children exploring their local natural heritage](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/projects/jc_games_110_comp1.jpg.webp?itok=rIRmTTWh)
Projects
Rose of the Shires
People learned about, recorded and became actively involved in caring for the fascinating built and natural heritage on their doorstep.
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Projects
Redevelopment, re-unification and re-presentation of 1/1A Royal Crescent
A fascinating view of Bath’s Georgian history has been opened up thanks to the restoration of No 1, Royal Crescent.
Projects
Shepherd Wheel Conservation Project
The Shepherd Wheel, the only remaining working example of a metal working shop and a Scheduled Ancient Monument, is gazed at in wonder by more than 30,000 people a year.
Projects
Preston Hall Museum Project
Following a £7million refurbishment Preston Hall is able to display a wider range of the 90,000-plus items in the Stockton Museum Services' collection.
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Projects
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy, dancing and music used to ring out triumphantly at Leeds City Varieties Music Hall, but its auditorium had fallen silent and it was threatened with closure under health and safety grounds. It was at this crucial point that a £2,739,000 grant was awarded to ensure its survival.
Projects
Band on the Wall: Space for Music Project
‘Band on the Wall’ is a live music venue in the Northern Quarter of Manchester.
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Projects
York Minster Revealed
The centrepiece of this major project was conserving the Great East Window, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the country.
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Projects
Peterborough Buildings In Need
This project aimed to increase understanding of the historic environment of Peterborough’s City Centre Conservation Area.