Projects we’ve funded

This project helped revitalise the Royal Museum, transforming the public use of the building, while remaining sensitive to its original Victorian architecture.

Our funding enabled the preservation and promotion of the John Murray Archive, a record of a 200-year-old publishing dynasty, considered one of the most important collections of 19th century thought and achievement.

A new extension was added to the museum’s Grade I-listed Cockerell building, providing conservation and teaching facilities, and expanding education and outreach services.

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

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.

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

Dartmouth Park has been transformed as part of a project run by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.

The reconstruction of the historic pavilion will complete Friends of Beaumont Park's restoration of their historic park.

A group of blind and visually impaired Derbyshire residents explored the history of the First World War and created a piece of tactile artwork.

The Wordsworth Trust will co-ordinate the transformation of the literary heritage site at Dove Cottage in the Lake District.

Previously neglected parts of the landscape were revitalised and landowner and public support transformed thanks to the Blue Remembered Hills project.

Young people from Fareham researched and curated an exhibition exploring the relationship between technology and teenagers since the 1960s.