Projects we’ve funded

This multi-media, intergenerational storytelling project explored the racial heritage of Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

Screen South used an HLF grant to create an online resource revealing the history of coastal Kent in the First World War and connecting communities with their past.

This unique historic attraction gives visitors an opportunity to see how ordinary people lived in 19th-century Birmingham.

Bassenthwaite Reflections was a community-focused Landscape Partnership Scheme, focusing on preserving the Bassenthwaite catchment area in the Lake District.

The project conserved over 40 heritage sites along the River Wye, helping visitors and locals to understand and enjoy these sites and become involved in the sustainable management of the area.

The project aimed to deliver a Landscape Partnership scheme for the Trent Vale area of the Trent Valley.

Strong community involvement was at the heart of an ambitious Landscape Partnership scheme to conserve and create better access to the former industrial landscape of the Blaenavon World Heritage.

The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester used this HLF grant to convert its Grade II Lower Byrom Street Warehouse into a new gallery of the textile industry.

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.

The Anderton Boat Lift has been brought back to life, with modern systems that respect its historic structure and significance.

Many more visitors are now able to visit the historic site of the 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury after work to improve visitor access.

This project focused on refurbishing the Durham Light Infantry Museum building and renewing its displays.