Areas, buildings and monuments
Since 1994 we have awarded £3.2billion to 10,200 area, historic building and monument projects across the UK.
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.
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
For more inspiration, see the stories below or browse projects we've funded.
How to get funding
Our National Lottery Heritage Grants programme is open for applications.
News
Cathedrals: bringing the UK’s ancient monuments to life
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Apply for £70,000 grants to support built heritage regeneration organisations
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£4.9million to restore the heritage treasures of St Bartholomew’s Hospital
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£5.5million awarded to conserve cathedrals and churches across the UK
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Cornwall’s historic monuments protected thanks to funding partnership
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£4million to save Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's iconic glasshouses
Stories
Restoration begins at iconic 1930s Saltdean Lido
Blogs
Luton: A vibrant, diverse town with a rich heritage identity
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We welcome Bradford as City of Culture 2025
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Thriving Places
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Out of this world: Jodrell Bank's First Light Pavilion set to open
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Six organisations shortlisted for Sustainable Project of the Year 2024
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£4.3million supports places of worship in Midlands and East of England communities
Projects
Reawakening St Mary Magdalene for Newark communities
St Mary Magdalene Church is undergoing a revival to transform the Grade I listed building into a vibrant community hub.
Stories
Case study: heritage supporting revitalisation in Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft
Projects
Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens - Reimagining the People's Palace
Great Yarmouth Borough Council is restoring the UK’s last surviving Victorian ironwork seaside winter gardens.
Projects
A lido revolution: championing outdoor swimming
The Pooling Resources project, led by Future Lidos, has developed and delivered a digital toolkit to support the revival of lidos across the UK.
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Hundreds of special heritage offers across the UK this spring
Blogs
A year as Director of England, North: resilience and saving heritage
Programme
National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000
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National Lottery Heritage Grants £250,000 to £10million
Projects
Rochdale Town Hall restored to its former glory
This project has improved the condition of one of the UK’s finest examples of Victorian Gothic architecture, and opened up spaces to the public for the first time.
Projects
The Way Forward: St Mary’s Church, Stebbing
At the church of St Mary the Virgin in Stebbing, Essex, a programme of major repairs and improvement will remove the church from the Heritage at Risk register and create an inviting community hub.