Industrial, maritime and transport
Celebrating the innovative buildings, transport and technology that helped shape the modern world.
Since 1994 we’ve awarded almost £590million to more than 1,400 industrial, maritime and transport heritage 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.
'Jubilee' class steam locomotive - 45596 Bahamas
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Bahamas 45596 Jubilee Class Steam Locomotive to be restored
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a grant of £775,800 to the Bahamas Locomotive Society (BLS), a registered charity based at Ingrow on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, to restore its 1934 built Jubilee class main-line steam locomotive 45596 BAHAMAS to running order.The engine, of
The Paddock Ford Gymkana held on the start / finishing straight on the Brooklands Circuit, 1939
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Brooklands Museum gets green light
The project aims to relocate, restore and reinterpret the museum’s Grade II-listed Wellington Hangar as The Brooklands Aircraft Factory, with a new annexe to house more of the museum’s outstanding collection of historic aircraft, and restore the section of original race track on which the Hangar
Carole Souter, Chief Executive HLF and Ros Kerslake, Chief Executive for the Princes Regeneration Trust
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UK’s last surviving Victorian pottery spins wheel to success with Lottery grant
A project to rescue the UK’s last surviving Victorian pottery has been given a major boost by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) working with The Prince’s Regeneration Trust (PRT), it was announced today.
Abbeydale Works part of the Abbeydale Hamlet
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Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet wins Heritage Lottery Fund support
Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust (SIMT) is celebrating after receiving initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the development of Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet.
Women swimming in the lido at Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd
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Heritage Lottery Fund makes a big splash at one of Wales’ largest Lidos!
Funding of £75,000 was awarded to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council to help them progress their plans to save and restore the Grade II listed lido complex. The HLF first-round pass means the Council can now progress to the next stage of the HLF application process. They have up to two years