Areas, buildings and monuments
Lincoln Castle.
Credit: Colin McLean Photography
Safeguarding our historic buildings, monuments and archaeology for future generations.
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.
Castell Cyfarthfa
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Merthyr’s heritage in line for a National Lottery windfall
One of south Wales’ most historic towns could soon get a fantastic facelift in a funding boost worth up to £6.6million from the National Lottery.
Capel Bethania ym Maesteg
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‘Vulnerable’ Grade II* chapel to receive some TLC and NLC – National Lottery Care
Former community cornerstone Bethania Chapel in Maesteg, Wales, is about to benefit from National Lottery investment worth almost £100,000.
Stryd Fawr Casnewydd yn ei hanterth
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50 years of conservation areas
Ten run-down Conservation Areas across the UK are to be revived with £17million of National Lottery money.
Tywysog Charles yn cwrdd â staff sy’n gweithio yng nghaffi newydd Cornerstone
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Historic Cardiff landmark to become cornerstone of community activity
A city centre landmark that has for the past 150 years been the focal point of religious, social and architectural heritage in Cardiff is enjoying a new lease of life, thanks to National Lottery players.
Tywysog Charles yn cwrdd â phlant ysgol tuallan i Cornesrstone
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Historic Cardiff chapel becomes ‘cornerstone’ of community once again
Thanks to a £1.2million grant from National Lottery players, a 150-year-old former chapel in the centre of Cardiff has been given a new lease of life.
Insole Court
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Insole Court celebrates redevelopment milestone
Historic Cardiff landmark Insole Court is marking an important milestone in its renovation, with the redeveloped Stable Yard event rooms and Potting Shed café now complete and ready for use once again.
Gloucester Cathedral has switched on its solar panels
Gloucester Cathedral/Steve Russell Studios
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Gloucester Cathedral goes green
The historic cathedral has become the oldest building of its kind in the world to generate its own energy using solar technology.
Paratoi i frwydro yn Bryn Eryr
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Volunteers bring Iron Age building back to life
A recreated Iron Age farmstead at one of the UK’s largest living museums was welcomed into the 21st century this week with its official opening at St Fagans near Cardiff.
Ffion Davies, Cydlynydd Gwirfoddolwyr yn Amgueddfa Cymru
Blogs
How volunteers raised St Fagans’ Iron Age farmstead from the ground up
Ffion Davies, Volunteer Coordinator at Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, celebrates the hard work of volunteers who brought St Fagans’ latest historic building to life.
Argraff arlunydd o sut bydd Castell Y Gelli Gandryll yn edrych ar ôl gwaith atgyweirio
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The town of books opens a new chapter in its history
As the crowds gather for the 29th Hay Festival another local landmark is about to steal the limelight. At the centre of this picturesque market town and dominating the local townscape is Hay Castle, a 12th century structure that has fallen into disrepair.
Barwnes Kay Andrews gydag Ioan Thomas, Cadeirydd Ymddiriedolaeth Harbwr Caernarfon, Menna Jones, Prif Weithredwr Antur Waun Fawr, Bryn Williams a Dylan Griffiths, Antur Waun Fawr.
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Heritage Lottery boost spells plain sailing for historic north Wales harbour town
Thanks to initial support from National Lottery players, this once bustling industrial hub could be returned to its former glory.
Argraffiad gan artist o sut bydd y safle'n edrych ar ôl iddi cael ei adfywio
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Bakers, brewers and baristas: breathing new life into a historic Welsh harbour town
HLF has earmarked £3.3million to regenerate the former slate quay on Caernarfon waterfront, transforming it into a vibrant shopping and tourist hotspot fit for the craftsmen of today.