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The project enabled the museum to increase public access to more of its collections.

Our funding supported the creation of an education and information centre within the Great Court of the Museum, allowing access to this space for the first time since the 1850s.

The Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre on the Jurassic Coast has been extended, allowing more people to interact with the heritage of this World Heritage Site.

As part of a wider conservation project, Historic Royal Palaces is working with local disabled people to improve access to Kew Palace.

Wheal Martyn is home to the UK’s only china clay mining museum. A fully accredited museum, Wheal Martyn cares for and presents a collection of industry-related objects, machinery, photographs and archives.

A team of 50 volunteer bat wardens worked to increase the population of horseshoe bats in South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset through monitoring, habitat management and education.

This project allowed essential heritage restoration works to be carried out in Wheal Peevor, a key element of the Cornish Mining UNESCO World Heritage site.

This project conserved and improved the auditorium, increasing access while preserving iconic design features.

Fulham Palace, a residence for Bishops of London for 1,300 years, has been restored and its public profile raised.

A new building was created to house the museum’s internationally-important collection of botany and entomology specimens, dating from the 16th century.

Arnos Vale Cemetery has undergone a major restoration programme, and been transformed into a heritage, wildlife and visitor centre.

Our funding supported the creation of a new 10,000sqm wing to showcase contemporary science and technology themes.