Projects we’ve funded

The derelict Grade II listed building in Brixton was turned into a permanent home for the Black Cultural Archive’s collection of historical material.

The project explored the heritage of Reading's LGBT community and created an archive of historic and recent stories to preserve them for future generations.

This project examined the social history of Forfar weavers to gain an understanding of what weavers’ lives were like and what their woven goods were used for.

A historic, disused canal wharf in Burnley’s Weavers Triangle conservation area is being rescued and restored by the Canal & River Trust.

The Kennet and Avon canal benefited from one of our biggest grants - £25million - to restore and protect the 200-year-old waterway.

Bute Park is a Grade I listed park in Cardiff that was restored to protect and enhance one of Cardiff's most cherished and popular attractions.

This ambitious project to refurbish the only remaining cable-hauled street tramway in the UK has helped to preserve the heritage attraction for generations to come.

Our Histories promoted mental health recovery by offering participants the opportunity to research their personal histories through storytelling, research, and visits to heritage sites.

One hundred participants worked with the Old Vic Theatre Trust and the Imperial War Museum (IWM) to research, develop and produce a professional quality play to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

Silloth-on-Solway Town Council regenerated its historic Green for the benefit of the local community.

A new museum for the Mary Rose has been built at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, forming an important part of the major regional tourist attraction.

A group of prisoners attending the Learning Centre at HMP Low Moss explored stories of the First World War, and of those incarcerated as conscientious objectors, by using music, art, drama and creative writing.