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Monmouth’s newly restored Shire Hall re-opened by Princess Royal 27/09/2010 Shire Hall, a Grade I listed building which dates back to 1724, has had a £4.5 million refurbishment, £3.2 million of which came from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The building will …

Full Circle Media Archive for Central England 17/02/2010 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) awards £440,000 to new project - Full Circle – which connects people with the screen heritage of the Midlands The Media Archive for Central England (MACE), which is …

Great North Museum opens to the public 28/05/2009 The new museum will house internationally-important collections from the original Hancock Museum, Newcastle University’s Museum of Antiquities and the Shefton Museum. The University’s Hatton Gallery is …

Royal residence becomes the people's palace 16/09/2009 Once home to the young princess Victoria and the place where she first set eyes on her beloved Prince Albert, Grade I listed Kensington Palace lies at the hub of English architectural development in …

Crucial £13million invested in UK's heritage 29/09/2009 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has today confirmed £13million worth of grants¹ for four diverse heritage projects across the UK. All Souls Church in Bolton, the National Maritime Museum in …

History of Scotland’s towns and cities to be investigated by amateur history sleuths 20/06/2014 Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) has been awarded the funding by HLF for a five-year project, Scotland's Urban …

Midlands photo archive project wins Heritage Lottery Fund support 13/06/2014 The partnership, set up by regional daily newspaper the Express & Star with the University of Wolverhampton and WAVE: the museums, galleries, archives of Wolverhampton, will make …

£3.2million boost to celebrate Wales’ diverse heritage 25/09/2012 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has today announced an investment of £3.2million to a wide range of projects across Wales, including a nature reserve, a dozen places of worship, two market …

HLF Chair Dame Jenny Abramsky visits RAMM 29/05/2014 She was accompanied by Simon Timms, Chair of the HLF Committee for the South West and Nerys Watts, HLF Head of South West. Dame Jenny Abramsky said: “It is fantastic to be here at the wonderful Royal …

Bedwellty House and Park officially opened following £5.9million restoration 23/08/2011 The historic house and grounds have been open to the public since Monday 22 June 2011 and already the feedback from local people has been great, especially to what’s …