Industrial, maritime and transport
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Since 1994 we have awarded £630million to 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.
How to get funding
If you have an idea for a project, we would love to hear from you.
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Projects
Plymouth Sound National Marine Park
We've awarded £11.6million to help create the UK's first National Marine Park, revolutionising the way Plymouth interacts with its marine heritage.
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Vital volunteers preserve and share railway heritage
Thanks to National Lottery funding and the support of their dedicated volunteers, the Railway Preservation Society for Ireland (RPSI) have been able to preserve and bring the story of Ireland’s railways to life.
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Boosting biodiversity at Welsh railway stations
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£8.75million boost for Newport Transporter Bridge
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Stories
Britain’s last major bell foundry saved
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Last surviving D-Day landing craft opens in Portsmouth
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Foyle Valley Transport and Railway Museum
Disability charity Destined Ltd are improving access to the Foyle Valley Railway Museum.
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Full steam ahead for Merseyside ship following emergency grant
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Blyth Tall Ship kept afloat thanks to National Lottery funding
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Heritage railways saved from 'serious jeopardy'
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