North West

The project aimed to engage new audiences for the Pre-Raphaelite Collection, and record their interaction with the paintings.

A project bringing the herbaceous border of Rotten Row, Southport, back to life.

The Yemeni Roots project captured the story of the Yemeni community in Eccles through a variety of oral history interviews, reminiscence work and creative art.

The Understanding and Celebrating our Roots project explored the historical links between Britain and Somaliland through capturing oral histories from Liverpool’s Somali community.

Manchester Chinese archive trained volunteers to record, preserve and share a community’s hidden history.

The area of Gorton, situated to the south east of Manchester, celebrated its centenary of joining the City of Manchester through the Gorton 100 project.

‘April Ashley: Portrait of a Lady’ shared the hidden history of the trans community – those whose gender identity and/or expression differs from the sex they were assigned at birth – with 1.2million visitors.

The Empire Cinema in Blackburn was one of the first purpose-built cinemas in the UK.

This project is exploring the options available for bringing the Central Plaza Hotel in Carlisle back to life.

Turton Tower Trust used their grant to assess the options for renovating Turton Tower stables in Lancashire.

This inspiring community heritage project explores the fascinating lives of Carlisle’s ‘Cracker Packers’ through the ages.

Young people from refugee communities discover the pastimes of Victorian children through nursery rhymes brought to life by Walter Crane.