Industrial, maritime and transport
Since 1994 we have awarded £630million to 1,600 industrial, maritime and transport projects across the UK.
We want to help more people conserve their local industrial heritage and pass on skills to younger generations.
What do we support?
Projects we fund include:
- printing presses
- pumping engines
- windmills
- historic ships
- locomotives
- natural landscapes transformed by industry
Project ideas
Our funding could help people:
- uncover and record people’s memories of our industrial past
- give a disused site a new purpose
- restore and maintain operating machinery
- reveal the history of industry in your area
- explore the nation's network of canals
- provide staffed visitor facilities and learning resources
- help young people learn new skills and care for their heritage
See the stories and projects below for more inspiration.
How to get funding
If you have an idea for a project, we would love to hear from you.
Projects
An innovative exploration of Blyth's ship building and Antarctic heritage from the 1800s
Blyth Tall Ship is establishing itself as a nationally significant maritime centre, leading the field in traditional maritime skills training.
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Anchor and Sail: Restoring Maritime Heritage to the Clyde
The GalGael Trust partnered with the Clyde Maritime Trust to engage local people to help preserve Glasgow’s boat building heritage.
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HMS Caroline
This project supported the transformation of HMS Caroline into a high-quality visitor attraction that tells the story of life on board the ship in times of war and peace.
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'Jubilee' class steam locomotive - 45596 Bahamas
Our £780,800 grant will help restore a famous main-line steam locomotive based on the Keighley and the Worth Valley Railway.
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Canal College
The Scottish Waterways Trust’s Canal College project helped young people and their local canal heritage.
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Command of the Oceans
Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust led on a project to redevelop and transform the visitor experience at the Historic Dockyard.
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Blyth's Ship Building Heritage
In just four years, Blyth Tall Ship grew from a germ of an idea and a patch of derelict quayside land, to an inspiring start-up business supporting boatbuilding skills.
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Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet - A Working and Sustainable Future
Sheffield’s long association with industry and trades is epitomised at the important site of Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet. The site has been restored to its former glory with improved interactive interpretation to share its fascinating story more widely.
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Waterworks - Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal Regeneration
This is a volunteer-led project focused on restoring a derelict section of the historic Monmouthshire and Brecon canal in Cymbran.
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SS Nomadic & Hamilton dock development
SS Nomadic, the tender vessel to the Titanic and the last remaining White Star Line ship in the world, was restored and opened as a visitor attraction in the Titanic Quarter in Belfast.
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Creating a new museum for the Mary Rose warship
A new museum for the Mary Rose has been built at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, forming an important part of the major regional tourist attraction.
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