Projects we’ve funded

Reflections On The Somme, developed and led by young people, will explore perspectives of soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Somme.

Empire, Faith and War will focus on the physical and intangible heritage of Sikh combatants during the First World War and their families, which have been previously neglected by official records and the mainstream media.

The Water Gardens in Hemel Hempstead have been restored to their former glory as one of the country’s most important post-war landscapes.

The World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre (WCEC) at the British Museum was launched in 2014 to help the museum care for the most fragile parts of its collections.

Held in 2016, the Capability Brown Festival was created to celebrate 300 years since the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown – the ‘Shakespeare of gardening’.

Volunteers and apprentices worked together to restore Horace Walpole’s 18th-century garden as a space for the whole community to learn in and enjoy.

Phase I of the conservation of the Painted Hall saw the west wall and upper hall ceiling restored to their former glory.

Emily Inspires! pays tribute to the legacy of Emily Wilding Davison, who was buried at Morpeth after falling under the hooves of the King's horse at the Epsom Derby in June 1913 - a moment that changed history.

This project is exploring the impact of the First World War on the people of Broadland, from the perspectives of the men who went to war and those who remained at home.

This project focuses on collecting and making accessible images of Egypt and Palestine as they would have been seen by people during the First World War.

A History of Newport Cricket Club and the historic Rodney Parade Ground project shared the history of a locally important County Cricket ground.

Central Lodge in Middlesbrough is brought back to life through National Lottery funds.