Areas, buildings and monuments
Since 1994 we have awarded £3.2billion to 10,200 area, historic building and monument projects across the UK.
These projects can help to sustain jobs, support economic growth and protect heritage at risk. They can also bolster local pride, nurture traditional craft skills and help communities enjoy and make use of the places they care about.
What do we support?
Projects we fund include:
- investment in places of worship
- conservation and repairs to historic buildings and places
- finding appropriate new uses for historic buildings
- community archaeology projects
Places of worship
Places of worship are among the UK’s oldest and most cherished historic buildings. We want to help congregations become truly resilient and their buildings genuinely sustainable.
Project ideas
Our funding could help people:
- repair and transform a historic building at the heart of their community
- help volunteers learn building conservation skills
- rescue a building on a Buildings at Risk register
- undertake a community archaeology project
- regenerate a historic town centre or high street
- look after and learn about a local war memorial
For more inspiration, see the stories below or browse projects we've funded.
How to get funding
Our National Lottery Heritage Grants programme is open for applications.
Projects
Creating Futures at Alice Billings House
After being vacant for over 10 years, Creative Land Trust has acquired the buildings and will bring them back to life with the help of heritage architects Purcell.
Projects
Priory House, Dunstable - Repair and Conservation
Together with Historic England, we are supporting the repair and restoration of the Grade II* listed Priory House in Dunstable.
Projects
Restoring and reinterpreting Auckland Castle
This bold heritage-led regeneration project aims to create inspiring experiences and learnings on faith for visitors to County Durham.
Projects
Celebrating Scotland’s Art: The Scottish National Gallery Project
10 accessible gallery spaces boasting the work of pioneering Scottish artists have transformed visitors’ experience of the national collection.
Blogs
How Walsall’s heritage is thriving
News
£12.2million investment to help save UK’s historic buildings
Projects
Restoring Cleveland Pools to the heart of the community in Bath
The oldest surviving open-air swimming baths in the UK have been fully restored and reopened to the public.
Stories
Cleveland Pools opens for swimming after 40 years
Projects
Restoring one of England’s earliest Greek Revival houses and Grade I listed gardens
The Belsay Awakes project, led by English Heritage, has revived Belsay’s historic estate and gardens so that the visitor attraction can be enjoyed for years to come.
Projects
St James Aslackby: Preserving Heritage, Fostering Community, and Bringing History to Life
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of St James Aslackby are using the building’s heritage to make it a vibrant space for the community.
News
Putting heritage at the heart of regenerating places
Projects
Saving a 200-year-old community pub on the Llŷn Peninsula
Our funding is helping the Menter y Plu Community Benefit Society plan how to save and re-develop a Grade II listed pub – Y Plu.