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Hopetown: celebrating the North East’s railway heritage

A group of people outside a heritage building featuring a clock tower at Hopetown Darlington.
Staff from Darlington Borough Council and Hopetown.Darlington at the new visitor attraction. Photo: Ellen Hunter.

Projects

… railway heritage Staff from Darlington Borough Council and Hopetown.Darlington at the new visitor attraction. Photo: … Award Given £3264232 A state-of-the-art visitor attraction and community engagement scheme celebrates the historic … and Carriage Works buildings have been refurbished and now house a new exhibition space, archive and open store. A …

Reviving Calverley Old Hall in West Yorkshire

The exterior of Calverley Old Hall following the restoration.
The exterior of Calverley Old Hall following the restoration. Credit: The Landmark Trust.

Projects

… the site into new use as self-catering accommodation and a community space. The Grade I listed Calverley Old Hall … sat in a state of disrepair with fractured masonry and fallen timber. The Landmark Trust have now restored and converted the site, securing it for future …

Contribute your perspective to our new research and development project

A collage of heritage types

News

… Contribute your perspective to our new research and development project 01/04/2021 Join The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The Young Foundation to explore the question: how can … explore: What are the priority challenges facing heritage now and in the longer term? What works within and outside …

Restoration begins at iconic 1930s Saltdean Lido

Saltdean Pool being enjoyed by the community after restoration in 2017

Stories

… building would have been bustling with Brighton locals and tourists enjoying the fashionable seaside resort. The … disrepair. Thanks to the efforts of the local community and funding partners including the Heritage Fund , it will now be saved from the Heritage at Risk Register. Bringing new …

Joint winners announced for Sustainable Project of the Year 2024

The Museums and Heritage awards ceremony room

News

… of the Year 2024 15/05/2024 The Scottish Crannog Centre and Manchester Museum and Museum Development England's North team were crowned … and adapted by the sector for low cost, and there are now more than 1,000 certified Carbon Literate Museum learners …

Work begins on Montagu Monuments in Warkton

The monument to Mary, 3rd Duchess of Montagu

News

… the world. Two of the monuments were created by Roubiliac and are considered to be surpassed only by his monument to … and engage the local community. Restoration work has now begun, starting with the cleaning of the most recent … seemed to be going into self-destruct mode... since then the sugaring on Elizabeth seems to have stabilised. …

Public help solve mystery of 2000-year-old warrior

Public to help solve mystery of 2000-year-old warrior

News

… to conduct DNA tests to establish the man’s origins and appearance and to make the archaeological finds available to the public … Novium Museum/Chichester District Council   Visitors can now explore the life, health and death of this fascinating …

Harvesting heritage at Stoke Lacy Parish Church

A church with scaffolding on its tower
St Peter & St Paul Church, Stoke Lacy. Credit: Fabian Gusto (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Projects

… church repair its tower, bolster local wildlife and share its heritage with more people. St Peter’s and St Paul’s Church in Stoke Lacy has been transformed for … has been repaired, meaning the church’s medieval bells are now free from bird droppings and sheltered from bad weather. …

How heritage helped John reconnect to the world

Man lying with artwork
John Durrant

Stories

… July 2022 I’ve lived nearby Burgh Castle for so many years and had never been. Now I don’t think I will ever stop going. John Durrant   … have emotional unstable personality disorder.  Since then I have been trying to understand my illness.  I don’t …

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