Areas, buildings and monuments

Safeguarding our historic buildings, monuments and archaeology for future generations.

Thanks to National Lottery players, since 1994 we have awarded £3.4billion to more than 10,600 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

Frigidarium at the Turkish Baths, Harrogate

Projects

Restoring the Turkish Baths, Harrogate

In Victorian times, a Turkish bath was a luxury enjoyed by the well-to-do and was an essential element of a spa town. The Royal Baths in Harrogate were like a fantasy journey into the exotic east and were said to be the most advanced centre for hydrotherapy in the world.

10/03/2003

Charleston Farmhouse

Projects

Charleston Regained

The Charleston Regained project has safeguarded the heritage of Charleston Farmhouse, meeting place for the Bloomsbury Group, for generations to come.

17/06/2002

Ceiling of the Royal Hall, Harrogate Simon Miles, courtesy of Harrogate International Centre

Projects

Restoration of the Royal Hall, Harrogate

A focal point of Harrogate since the beginning of the 19th century, when its opening was called 'a glittering palace of gold', the hall launched the town's fame as a health spa resort

31/01/2002

Young visitors explore Arnos Vale Cemetery

Projects

Arnos Vale Cemetery

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

28/09/2001

Projects

Three Solway Churches Development Project

The Three Solway Churches Development Project used a Your Heritage grant to complete a series of capital works to St Michael's Church, Burgh-by-Sands.

31/10/2012

The Diamond War Memorial

Projects

Diamond War Memorial Project

The Holywell Trust led on this project to create a shared public space centred on the War Memorial in the Diamond area of Derry-Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

11/12/2006

Tuckers Hall Interpretation Centre

Projects

Tuckers Hall Conservation

The funding helped to repair and restore the historic fabric of the Grade II* listed building, and supported a new education programme to share the heritage with more people.

19/10/2006