Many a visitor to Wentworth Woodhouse has travelled down the driveway, got as far as The Stables and assumed they are outside the house itself. The huge, Palladian-style building looks far too grand to have been built only for horses and carriages. Created for the 2nd Marquess of Rockingham by…

Rotherham stately home Wentworth Woodhouse is going greener… and warmer. Thanks to a £331,200 grant, its Preservation Trust can forge ahead with plans to replace its old and inadequate gas central heating with a house-wide system powered by a ground-source heat pump. A large portion of the funds, received this…

Banana Enterprise Network, a local Charity which works across Bolton and Salford Boroughs, has been awarded funding from The Architectural Heritage Fund to undertake a Feasibility Study on their proposals for acquiring and saving Rock Hall in Farnworth, for the benefit of the Community. The Project Viability grant will enable…

After many months of surveying a collection of local sites and analysing soil samples to establish geological suitability, an earth material has been successfully identified to carry out the scheduled conservation repair work to Tolpuddle Old Chapel. These truly magnificent cob sample blocks have been manufactured especially for the chapel…

Trust wins grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund  Wentworth Woodhouse in Rotherham has received a £468,262 financial lifeline  from the Government to help it through the coronavirus pandemic this winter. The Grade I listed stately home being repaired and regenerated by the trust which now owns it, has been awarded the…

The London Historic Buildings Trust (LHBT) has warmly welcomed Historic England’s decision to take St George’s Garrison Church in Woolwich off its Heritage at Risk Register.  This move signals the success of a very long and complex restoration project managed by LHBT to conserve the remaining parts of this historic,…

The London Historic Buildings Trust (LHBT) is very pleased to confirm the appointments of Rosie Shaw as Senior Project Manager, Dickon Moore as Project Manager and Beth Thomas as Finance Manager. Putting this staff team in place has marked an important step in the Trust’s ambitious strategy to expand its…

The covid-19 pandemic came at an unfortunate time for the Archbishop’s Palace Conservation Trust. Both the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England put their funding programmes on hold until the end of 2020 and the programme for solicit funding from companies and individuals in the Darent Valley area came…

Great news from our members at Dunollie! “Although there may have not been the traditional start to the season at Dunollie Museum, Castle & Grounds, the much-anticipated Phase III Castle Conservation works have now successfully been completed on Dunollie Castle Ruin. The project, which began just ahead of lockdown on…

We are delighted to announce that Heritage Trust Network has secured £27,700 of National Lottery Heritage Fund emergency funding to help with the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. The funding, made possible by National Lottery players, is awarded through The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Heritage Emergency Fund and will help to…

Cliveden Conservation’s stone specialist Ben Newman will be joining Hester Abrams, Project Leader and Curator for the Willesden Jewish Cemetery’s ‘House of Life’ initiative, in a special webinar on 24th September (7-8pm) as part of this year’s Open House Festival. The webinar ‘Preserving what’s left behind: Transformative Grave Conservation at…

The Cleveland Pools Trust is very pleased to share the news that it has been granted £56,300 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to assist with the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the development of the project. Our team has had to adapt to home working, review and…

The London Historic Buildings Trust (LHBT) is delighted to have been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Heritage Emergency Fund to support work to help it navigate through the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic. The grant of £14,500 will enable the Trust to assess the impact…

For the past nine years, members of Crieff Community Trust (CCT) have worked tirelessly to navigate countless obstacles to take ownership of the former Drummond Arms Hotel in James Square, Crieff from an unwilling seller. The property, which is on the national Buildings at Risk Register, has fallen into major…

As part of our reopening, the Coffin Works’ team have ambitious plans to return more of the authentic sounds and sights of manufacturing to Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, and they need your help! *** The sound of our barrels, used to polish coffin handles, would once have resonated throughout the Newman…

SAVE Britain’s Heritage is backing urgent calls to rescue a nationally significant 1950s mural at risk from demolition. We have written to Historic England urging them to recommend the listing of the mural by Hungarian artist George Mayer-Marton. ‘The Crucifixion’ is an unusual combination of mosaic and painted fresco completed…

Volunteers across the County are hard at work preparing for Lincolnshire’s favourite festival of history and local culture. Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days returns for another terrific ten-days with lots of exciting events celebrating the County’s unique heritage, and all completely free of charge. The festival will run from 11th-20th September…

Applications are now open for grants from £10,000 up to £3m to help heritage organisations in England recover from the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Who can apply? •           any heritage organisation managing a heritage site or visitor attraction •           private owners of a heritage site, venue or attraction…

The Worcestershire Building Preservation Trust has received initial support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the Willow Court Farmhouse, Droitwich it was announced today. Made possible by National Lottery players, the project aims to save and transform this historic 16th Century building into six new affordable homes. Development funding…

The Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust (GGIFT) is very pleased to announce its success in securing £10,000 from the Digital Confidence Fund, administered by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to develop a digital identity and presence for the Kasbah area on Grimsby Docks. As a result of a partnership between…

The Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust (GGIFT), in partnership with North East Lincolnshire council and Associated British Ports, has secured £947,400 in funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Architectural Heritage Fund to deliver the project. The Grade II listed smokehouse, with adjacent building “Fred’s Fish” on Wharncliffe…

London Historic Buildings Trust (LHBT) has appointed five new trustees and created two Vice Chairs to its board to help it achieve its ambitious new strategy, which focuses on social impact in its delivery of a larger number of sustainable, heritage-led regeneration projects. Diana Beattie OBE, Chair, said: “We are…

Sussex Heritage Trust receives Emergency Heritage Fund support.   Sussex Heritage Trust has received £10,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on heritage. Like many charities, the Sussex Heritage Trust faces a challenging and difficult future. This funding will go a…