Projects we’ve funded

Harewood House is a glorious mix of a Scheduled Ancient Monument, Grade I listed buildings and a registered typically English park and garden.

Greenhead Park opened to the public in 1884 and was a perfect place for a family picnic or day out until it became run down over time and and was no longer safe for the community to enjoy.

Our grants to Weston Park Museum are all about making Sheffield's impressive collection of archaeology, natural sciences, social history and visual art more accessible to the public.

The Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar (the local authority for the Western Isles) aimed to restore key buildings and revitalise an outstanding conservation area in the heart of Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.

Part of Lerwick’s original waterfront was transformed into an environmentally-conscious heritage attraction using sustainable materials and traditional craftsmanship.

The millstones and machinery of a Grade II listed watermill were restored to full working order enabling a dedicated team of volunteers to share the story of milling with visitors.

Disabled volunteers captured the life histories of people with cerebral palsy to show how society's perception of disability changed during the 20th century.

The people of Beighton, a former mining village researched and celebrated their heritage though an oral history and archive project that restored a sense of community identity and pride.

It was a lucky quirk of fate that Chapeltown missed the 1990s’ housing boom because it meant that the original Victorian and Edwardian buildings were left standing to be ripe for restoration as part of a £802,000 project to inject new life into the area.

A volunteer-run charity acquired Grade II* listed Richmond Station in North Yorkshire and transformed it into a self-sustaining heritage and leisure attraction for the local community.

Raising awareness of Scotland’s rural heritage by encouraging and enabling people to discover, explore, share and help protect their local heritage through learning and volunteering.

Volunteers worked with visually impaired people to develop audio-guided walks and tactile interpretation panels to open up the heritage of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to new audiences.