Projects we’ve funded

The Governor’s Residence, part of the Down County Museum, has been made accessible for all visitors, thanks to the National Lottery.

The Grade I-listed barn at Waxham was restored and made accessible to wider audiences.

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

Holy Cross Church, one of the most significant historic buildings in the Ardoyne area of Belfast, has been restored and saved from deterioration.

The new hall at Newark Air Museum was designed to allow 19 aircraft to be properly displayed for the first time, and give the public improved facilities for viewing and learning about the aircraft.

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.

The wildfowl reserve at Welney was set up in 1969, and is one of two sites managed by Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) that is purely devoted to wild birds.

Perth and Kinross Council oversaw essential conservation works to the home of the largest collection of work by renowned Scottish colourist, John Duncan Fergusson.

Buckinghamshire County Museum led on a project to create a hands-on children’s gallery based on Roald Dahl’s characters.

Major works were required to save this building, a rare surviving example of Romantic architecture which was damaged by fire in the 1960s.

The Church of the Most Holy Redeemer is a thriving centre for religious, heritage and cultural activity in West Belfast following substantial repairs to the outside of the building and the large rose window.

A previous HLF grant, awarded to British Waterways, resulted in the creation of a Conservation Management Strategy for Montgomery Canal.