Since 1994 we have awarded over £630million to more than 1,600 industrial, maritime and transport projects across the UK.

We want to help more people conserve their local industrial heritage and pass on skills to younger generations. 

What do we support?

Projects we fund include:

• printing presses
• pumping engines
• windmills
• historic ships
• locomotives
• natural landscapes transformed by industry

Project ideas

Our funding could help people:

• uncover and record people’s memories of our industrial past
• give a disused site a new purpose
• restore and maintain operating machinery
• reveal the history of industry in your area
• explore the nation's network of canals
• provide staffed visitor facilities and learning resources
• help young people learn new skills and care for their heritage

See the stories and projects below for more inspiration. 

Railway 200

This year marks 200 years of the modern railway and celebrations are being held across the UK.

Since 1994, we have invested over £105million raised by National Lottery players into more than 600 railway heritage projects across the UK.

Our investment is helping to safeguard and celebrate railway heritage, supporting volunteering and skills development and boosting local economies.

Discover some of the projects we’ve funded below.

How to get funding

If you have an idea for a project, we would love to hear from you.