HLF defines heritage as something from the past that we value and want to pass on to future generations. This can include historic buildings and townscapes; archaeological sites; collections of items, archives or other materials; natural and designed landscapes; habitats and species; and sites and collections linked to our industrial, maritime and transport history. The process of caring for these items is called conservation. Conservation involves looking after heritage in a way that makes sure it remains, relevant, accessible and in good condition.
Useful for…
Anyone with a project that involves looking after the heritage. This is likely to include the majority of applications for a Heritage Grant (over £100,000), or for one of our targeted programmes - Townscape Heritage Initiative, Parks for People, Landscape Partnerships and Repair Grants for Places of Worship.
And - anyone thinking about applying for a larger Your Heritage grant (£3,000 to £100,000) that involves caring for a heritage item or collection.
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Our aims
3 What do we mean by conservation?
4 What we can fund
5 New work at heritage sites
6 Heritage impact assessment
7 Quality in conservation projects
8 Conservation and the law
9 Heritage and climate change
10 Management planning
11 Conservation surveys, investigation and analysis
12 Planning activities in conservation projects
13 Applications from non-heritage organisations in historic buildings
14 What does HLF look for in a conservation project?
15 Sources of advice and information
15.1 State heritage organisations
15.2 Non-governmental heritage organisations
15.3 Professional organisations
15.4 Government guidance relating to heritage
15.5 Conservation guidance and standards
15.6 Data about heritage sites
15.7 Other useful websites
16 Definitions
Appendix
Our grant programmes