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National Museums at Chatham - No 1 Smithery
A derelict Grade II* listed smithery at the heart of Chatham Historic Dockyard was conserved and transformed creating a home for the National Model Ship Collection.
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A derelict Grade II* listed smithery at the heart of Chatham Historic Dockyard was conserved and transformed creating a home for the National Model Ship Collection.
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This ambitious restoration project helped return the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds to its original glory.
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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.
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It was a lucky quirk of fate that Chapeltown missed the 1990s’ housing boom because it meant that the original Victorian and Edwardian buildings were left standing to be ripe for restoration as part of a £802,000 project to inject new life into the area.
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The Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre on the Jurassic Coast has been extended, allowing more people to interact with the heritage of this World Heritage Site.
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The National Coal Mining Museum for England Trust ensured Hope Pit’s position as a centre of excellence for the UK’s coal mining industry.
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Helpston Parochial Church Council used this grant to restore and convert the Grade II listed Botolph’s Barn into a community facility and exhibition space celebrating the 19th century poet John Clare.
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Greenhead Park opened to the public in 1884 and was a perfect place for a family picnic or day out until it became run down over time and and was no longer safe for the community to enjoy.
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Funding to acquire and preserve a 17th-centure Grade II listed cottage in Helpston near Peterborough, where the poet John Clare was born.
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The acquisition of Abbots Hall Farm showed a new approach to managing the coastline in the face of climate change and rising sea levels, while also benefiting nature and people.