Projects we’ve funded

The long-term future of Shrewsbury Drapers Hall was secured in 1999 when Shrewsbury Drapers Hall Preservation Trust was able to purchase it as part of this project.

This project repaired and refurbished the Grade I listed hall, increasing public access and bringing performance space back into use.

This project was awarded a grant to restore and repair St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral.

This project focused on the repair and re-use of St Francis Monastery as a conference/events centre.

One of the finest concert halls in the UK was restored thanks to National Lottery support.

Founded in 827, Polesworth Abbey served as a Benedictine nunnery and now functions as the parish church for Polesworth village.

Stones from the Roman Bridge at Corbridge have been saved from erosion by the River Tyne and moved to a safe place on land for conservation.

St Mark’s Church in Norwich has a War Memorial Chapel, dedicated in 1920. The Project restored the reredos and cleaned the War Memorial

The restoration aimed to preserve key features of Christ Church in Ayton, North Yorkshire, while promoting community engagement.

Longstone Local History Group carried out further archaeological work on an Iron Age Hill Fort near Bakewell, covering the full extent of Fin Cop.

Repairing the Grade I Church of St Nicholas, and restoring and relocating a 17th century monument, provided the impetus for a new interpretation and activity programme. This involved many young people and adults from the village and further afield.

The restoration of a rare set of chiming bells hung in 1925 in memory of 197 local heroes connected to the Memorial Community Church in Plaistow, London.