Projects we’ve funded

The historic Harland and Wolff Drawing Offices in Belfast have been restored, and transformed into a luxury hotel.

The restoration of St. Mary's Church, a listed building in the Forest of Bowland, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Lancaster Priory acquired a historic organ and held a series of public activities.

The Tunbridge Wells Grosvenor and Hilbert Park, designed in 1889 by Rupert Marnock, is one of the town's oldest parks and is being redeveloped to benefit the community and nature.

A community archaeology project in the village of Rainford, St Helens, Merseyside.

During 2014 The Whitworth underwent the largest physical transformation in its 125-year history with a major capital development that put sustainability at the heart of the project.

Following the unexpected discovery of a Late Bronze Age tanged chisel and knife blade, a rapid archaeological assessment identified the site as an extremely rare, intact Bronze Age burial mound at Bolton-le-Sands.

The Water Gardens in Hemel Hempstead have been restored to their former glory as one of the country’s most important post-war landscapes.

Sandycombe Lodge, the home of painter JMW Turner, has been fully restored thanks to National Lottery funding.

A community-led restoration project of a renowned and important coastal garden.

The Norris Museum, home to a treasured collection of artefacts relating to the history of Huntingdonshire, has been restored.

As part of the 2017 Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology, this project celebrated traditional outdoor life in the Scottish Highlands.