Heritage Grants
Date awarded
Location
Barnack
Applicant
The John Clare Trust
Award Given
£1539600
Funding to acquire and preserve a 17th-centure Grade II listed cottage in Helpston near Peterborough, where the poet John Clare was born.
The John Clare Trust's project involved restoring the cottage using traditional methods and materials. Plans included building a new extension, linked to the cottage, to house facilities, and converting the Grade II listed dovecote in the garden into a reception and shop.
Through a programme of activities and learning opportunities, the Trust created ways for people to engage with rural heritage and the natural environment. The site is now open to the public as a heritage and education centre.