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Lews Castle transformation thanks to National Lottery players Lews Castle and Museum 15/07/2016 One of Scotland’s most remarkable castles has reopened to the public to begin a new life as a museum celebrating the heritage of the Outer Hebrides. Derelict …

£3.5million for historic buildings across North East Thornaby Town Hall is set for restoration 13/07/2016 Skelton-in-Cleveland High Street, Newcastle’s City Pools Buildings, Morpeth railway station and Thornaby Town Hall have all received a share of the …

Town hall to city pool: £3.5m for historic buildings in North East Newcastle's City Pools will reopen 13/07/2016 Skelton-in-Cleveland High Street, Newcastle’s City Pools Buildings, Morpeth railway station and Thornaby Town Hall are all set for ambitious …

New life for Old Toll House Artist impression of the refurbished interior of the Toll House Stratford Historic Building Trust 13/07/2016 Thanks to support from the HLF and Historic England, Stratford Historic Buildings Trust will undertake a project to …

Re-birth of Bazalgette's engineering marvel Ornate metalwork at Crossness Pumping Station 12/07/2016 Today, Crossness Pumping Station - one of the most spectacular examples of Victorian civil engineering - opened to the public following an extensive …

Milton Abbey Church and Brown-designed landscape to be restored Milton Abbey in Dorset 12/07/2016 The historic 14th-century Milton Abbey church near Blandford Forum, Dorset, has received a grant of over £1.2million. The Grade I listed building sits within …

Double win for Dudley town centre The completed Old Glasshouse building BHB Architects 12/07/2016 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council has two reasons to celebrate: with a second-round of HLF support to regenerate Dudley town centre and a national town …

Pelton Fell set for new banner to mark mining heritage Pelton Fell's current miners' banner is on display at Beamish Museum 09/07/2016 A village in County Durham has been awarded an HLF grant to recreate an historic miners' banner. Today (9 July) is the …

Major new galleries open at the National Museum of Scotland The new galleries have allowed the display of some rather large objects! 08/07/2016 The new state-of-the-art galleries, which are dedicated to decorative art, design, fashion science and …