Projects we’ve funded

Torfaen County Borough Council received funding to conserve and restore Pontypool Park.

The Severn Rivers Trust ran a ‘citizen science’ project teaching local people the importance of Riverfly monitoring on the river Teme.

Painshill Park Trust returned a breathtaking crystal cave to its 18th-century glory.

Young people from schools in Fulham used archives to discover how the First World War impacted on their area, creating an exhibition, an animation and a drama piece.

Considered to be Cardiff’s historic heart the Castle is one of the major visitor destinations in Wales and since its extensive restoration visitor numbers have grown from 170,000 per annum to more than a quarter of a million.

Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) has had a complete revitalisation, creating a major 21st-century attraction.

The 95-mile stretch of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast is England’s only natural World Heritage Site – at the heart of which is palaeontological gem, Kimmeridge Bay.

This conservation project has protected SS Great Britain from corrosion, meaning more people can explore the ship and discover maritime heritage in Bristol.

St-Martin-in-the-Fields, an internationally renowned church in central London, was restored to its former glory following this inspiring regeneration project.

The distinctive Roundhouse is an iconic landmark building in Derby. The site has now been converted for use by Derby College, to provide a central, easily accessible campus.

The Cutty Sark conservation project has helped to save one of the world’s last surviving tea clippers and provided generations to come with a new way to engage with the ship and explore her history.

The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford is one of the world’s leading museums. In 2009, it benefitted from a multi-million pound redevelopment project, which saw its display space completely transformed.