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Areas, buildings and monuments

Areas, buildings and monuments

exterior view of a large norman castle in the middle of a city
We've supported Norwich Castle's transformation with £13million in funding.
Safeguarding our historic buildings, monuments and archaeology for future generations.

Thanks to National Lottery players, since 1994 we have awarded £3.6billion to 10,800 area, historic building and monument projects across the UK. See stories from projects we've funded below.

We provide grants for heritage projects from £10,000–£10million to ensure that heritage is valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.

These projects can help to sustain jobs, support economic growth and protect heritage at risk. They can also bolster local pride, nurture traditional craft skills and help communities enjoy and make use of the places they care about.

What do we support?

Projects we fund include:

  • investment in places of worship
  • conservation and repairs to historic buildings and places
  • finding appropriate new uses for historic buildings
  • community archaeology projects

Places of worship

Places of worship are among the UK’s oldest and most cherished historic buildings. We want to help congregations become truly resilient and their buildings genuinely sustainable.

Places of worship we fund

Project ideas

Our funding could help people:

  • repair and transform a historic building at the heart of their community
  • help volunteers learn building conservation skills
  • rescue a building on a Buildings at Risk register
  • undertake a community archaeology project
  • regenerate a historic town centre or high street
  • look after and learn about a local war memorial

How to get funding

Our National Lottery Heritage Grants programme is open for applications.

Find out more and apply
A view looking up at the red brick facade and central clocktower of the Keelmen's Hospital.
More than three centuries since its founding, the Keelmen's Hospital will once again provide housing to the people of Newcastle. Photo: Steve Brock.

Projects

Transforming a historic Newcastle almshouse into affordable housing

Our £5million funding will secure the future of the Grade II* listed Keelmen’s Hospital, the city’s most at-risk building.

A crowd of people in front of The George pub stand behind a red ribbon
Cutting the ribbon at the opening of The George, Wickham Market, 4 September 2025.

Projects

Community effort saves historic Suffolk village pub

Our funding supported hundreds of locals to rescue Wickham Market’s last pub, preserving a valued gathering place.

A group of people celebrating in front of a red brick building with an art-deco sign that says “Welfare Hall”
The building will become a vibrant community hub. Credit: Steve Pope / FotoWales.

Projects

Revitalising Tylorstown Welfare Hall

The historic heart of a community in the Rhondda being restored for the future

A mosaic constructed with tiles. In the middle of the mosaic is a teal circle, inside the circle is the text 'Heritage Fund' and The National Lottery's crossed fingers logo
Acknowledgement mosaic, Stockton Northern Gateway Townscape Heritage Project. Credit: Stockton Borough Council.

News

Announcing the winners of our acknowledgement awards 2026

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council has been named the winner of our acknowledgement awards, with Hyde Park Picture House, Black Country Living Museum and Hull Maritime recognised as runners-up.
a digital 3D model of a historic timber-framed building
Gainsborough Old Hall was scanned by Historic England to create a digital climate resilient house, which helps people understand how historic buildings will be affected by the climate crisis. Credit: Historic England.

Projects

Old Hall, New Beginnings: reviving Gainsborough Old Hall, Lincolnshire

English Heritage are learning more about the Old Hall, revitalising the garden and hosting a range of activities and volunteering opportunities for the local community.

A stone chapel in the foreground, a derelict timber-framed building covered in plastic sheeting in the background
The site has been on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register since the first edition in 1998. Credit: Warwick District Council.

Projects

Restoring and reusing historic buildings as affordable housing in Warwick

Grade II* buildings on the site of a medieval leper hospital are being repurposed as affordable rent homes after lying derelict for over 50 years.

A group of seven people are gathered together in front of red signage for a coal sellers. Text reads John Kelly limited. They are smiling at the camera
Credit: CITB NI / Peter O'Hara Photography.

Projects

Building Next Generation Traditional Skills

Addressing a skills gap and building a strong supply chain of skilled craftspeople to repair and maintain heritage buildings is the aim of this four-year project.

a historic theatre auditorium viewed from the stage
The Grade A listed theatre first opened in 1906. Ten wheelchair spaces across the auditorium are served by two new lifts. Credit: Anneleen Lindsay.

Projects

Redevelopment transforms accessibility at the King’s Theatre, Edinburgh

Our funding supported improvements to the 120-year-old theatre and creative activities designed with local people to explore the venue's history.

A group of people stand within Leith Theatre with the lights on.
Leith Theatre was removed from the Theatres at Risk Register in 2026. Credit: Theatres Trust.

Stories

How a community grants programme protected theatres at risk

Over three years, a package of support strengthened the theatre sector and helped groups and organisations find a way forward for their historic spaces.
A black and white Edwardian postcard showing people leaving a chapel
Credit: Archive Number 6529515. From the collections of the National Monuments Record of Wales: Thomas Lloyd Collection postcard by D. J. Davies.

Projects

Capeli Cymru: preserving the Nonconformist heritage of Wales

This project is safeguarding the nation’s rich heritage of Nonconformist chapels and their associated archives, objects, stories and traditions.

If you query is regarding our application portal, please contact our support team.