Areas, buildings and monuments

Raising awareness of Scotland’s rural heritage by encouraging and enabling people to discover, explore, share and help protect their local heritage through learning and volunteering.

The Heritage Building Preservation Trust bought the B listed Miners Institute from Fife Council in order to restore it and guarantee its long-term future.

Number 5, Vicar’s Hill is an 18th-century Grade A listed building, which was originally built to hold records for the cathedral and Armagh diocese.

The Shepherd Wheel, the only remaining working example of a metal working shop and a Scheduled Ancient Monument, is gazed at in wonder by more than 30,000 people a year.

This project helped revitalise the Royal Museum, transforming the public use of the building, while remaining sensitive to its original Victorian architecture.

Following a £7million refurbishment Preston Hall is able to display a wider range of the 90,000-plus items in the Stockton Museum Services' collection.

‘Band on the Wall’ is a live music venue in the Northern Quarter of Manchester.

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.

The Stockport Plaza Super Cinema and Variety Theatre has been painstakingly restored to its exact opening day condition.

Voted Scotland ‘s Greatest Scot and known in his home country simply as ‘the Bard’, it is thanks to National Lottery funding that Robert Burns now has a museum worthy of his international status.

The distinctive Roundhouse is an iconic landmark building in Derby. The site has now been converted for use by Derby College, to provide a central, easily accessible campus.

The National Trust welcomed local families to four London properties and trained volunteers and staff to make them feel welcome.