Projects we’ve funded

As holders of the UK City of Culture title in 2017, Hull received a grant of £3million to embed its rich heritage into the heart of its year-long cultural programme.

This project was designed to extend Bradford Industrial Museum’s educational and outreach work.

A local museum and archive worked together to reach wider audiences by developing an exhibition exploring the transatlantic slave trade through the papers of a Victorian cotton spinner.

The Birmingham Pen Museum has been expanded, with a new activity space to help bring its unique heritage to life for future generations.

This project was a joint venture between Lincoln City Council and the Linkage Community Trust, a charity supporting people with learning difficulties.

Secondary school pupils conducted oral history interviews with former tenement residents and recent asylum seekers in Glasgow, bringing different generations and communities together.

Run by Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs AONB, and led by the AONB Project Officer, this project facilitated the creation of local community histories in 30 parishes within the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The memories and life stories of the people who built and defined the character of London's Chinatown were captured and shared with younger generations.

A £46,600 grant allowed a glimpse into the world of Victorian crime and punishment by breathing new life into the nineteenth century courtroom in historic Leeds Town Hall.

The project was to acquire Sir John Betjeman’s personal library of books and notes to add to the collection held at the University of Exeter’s library.

Led by Liberal Judaism, this project recorded and showcased Jewish LGBTQ+ history from the 1950s to today.

Our Histories promoted mental health recovery by offering participants the opportunity to research their personal histories through storytelling, research, and visits to heritage sites.