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£1.26m grant opens up ancient palace and gardens 25/03/2013 The Palace was once home to Cardinal Wolsey, the controlling figure in virtually all matters of state during Henry VIII Reign. Work to repair both the surviving Great Hall building (with its …

Portable Antiquities Scheme receives backing 10/04/2013 The aim of the project is to create Community Finds Recording Teams by recruiting and training new volunteers from local communities around England and Wales. These teams will work with their …

Tottenham High Road restoration project wins funding 10/04/2013 Haringey Council has been awarded £50,000 from HLF to develop its plan to give the area a facelift by restoring the traditional frontages of shops. The project, which would be completed by …

Richmondshire Museum's interactive Discovery Centre now open 26/03/2013 Visitors and schools are set to benefit as a result of the official opening, by popular author and former school inspector Gervase Phinn, of Richmondshire Museum’s new Heritage …

When duty called for Kiplin Hall 26/03/2013 Over the past months curator Dawn Webster has been preparing for a new exhibition, Duty Calls: Kiplin Hall in Times of War. Dawn has been moving things around the house and from out of store, which explains the …

Royal visit to world's oldest underground carriage 21/03/2013 The event was part of ongoing celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of London’s Underground. Recently refurbished to full working order by the London Transport Museum with a £422,000 HLF …

Duty Calls: The Country House in Time of War 15/03/2013 Duty Calls looks at the impact of various conflicts on nine of Yorkshire’s major country houses, and the experiences of their occupants and wider communities, from the points of view of owners, …

New gallery for Staffordshire Hoard 13/03/2013 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced it has awarded the venue £704,500 towards the creation of the gallery. First objects from the Staffordshire Hoard went on temporary display at Birmingham Museum and …

Boost for Tavistock 02/04/2013 A partnership bid by local councils, businesses and community groups to the HLF for its Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) programme has been successful in the face of tough competition from across the country. The …

Kew’s historic Temperate House to be restored 28/03/2013 This will not only enable vital conservation of the Grade I listed heritage building, the largest Victorian glasshouse in the world, but will result in a more inspiring public display for visitors …