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National Lottery saves London’s hidden heritage The Arab Hall at Leighton House Museum 12/07/2018 Three at risk historic London buildings will share a £7million National Lottery lifeline. The three buildings are Boston Manor, Leighton House Museum and …

National Lottery cash reviving run-down Gothic cemeteries as public greenspaces and wildlife havens The chapel at Brompton Cemetery Friends of Brompton Cemetery 11/07/2018 The investment has helped revive mausoleums, chapels, tombs, graves and the …

Walk among graves to improve health and wellbeing The chapel at Brompton Cemetery Friends of Brompton Cemetery 11/07/2018 Brimming with mausoleums, tombs and grave stones, historic cemeteries are usually associated with bereavement or gothic horror. …

Birthplace of radar saved by National Lottery A family enjoys the challenge of being a radar operator 10/07/2018 A radar station, which helped win the Battle of Britain in the Second World War, reopens on Friday after a restoration made possible by …

Historic home of horticulture, RHS Garden Wisley, gets National Lottery boost The Glasshouse at RHS Garden Wisley RHS and Jason Ingram 09/07/2018 A £4million National Lottery grant is set to transform the flagship RHS Garden Wisley. In 2020, the world’s …

Hidden heritage of City Cemetery to be revealed Historic fountain at Belfast City Cemetery Belfast City Council 10/07/2018 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant will enable Belfast City Council to restore Belfast City Cemetery’s historic features, raise …

New project to unveil the heritage of Belfast City Cemetery Belfast City Cemetery Belfast City Council 10/07/2018 A new project to open up the hidden heritage of Belfast City Cemetery is to get underway with the help of a £1.68million National Lottery …

Gainsborough’s genius to be celebrated The new centre will tell the story of Gainsborough’s meteoric rise from merchant’s son to high society portraitist Gainsborough's House 06/07/2018 Gainsborough’s House has been awarded £4.5m of National Lottery money …