Projects

Clyde puffer Basuto has been given a new lease of life thanks to our grant of £234,583.

Thanks to our funding, Landmark Trust will acquire and stabilise Mavisbank House in Midlothian – 50 years after a devastating fire left the 300-year-old building and its fascinating story in a critical condition.

Hestercombe Gardens combines four complete period gardens spanning four centuries of garden design. Our grant supports the acquisition of a further 28-acres.

Thanks to our funding, English Heritage has acquired the final of three Thornborough Henges, ensuring public access to the entirety of one of Britain’s most significant prehistoric monuments.

Our grant of £328,938 from the COVID-19 Response Fund has been vital to make urgent repairs and securing the structural integrity of Insole Court.

Our funding of £2.2million to Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust has been awarded to protect and preserve the nationally important heritage site for future generations.

Our £250,000 grant is supporting the Bodleian to secure the Raymond Chandler archive. This will enable continued cataloguing of the collection and continued public engagement through exhibitions, activities and digital engagement.

New Lanark, a restored 18th century cotton mill village founded on a humane philosophy, has received £2.3million from our Covid-19 Response Fund.

Our grant of £769,309 from the COVID-19 Response Fund has helped fund urgent repairs to two Garde II* listed Welsh churches, enabling Friends of Friendless Churches (FoFC) to take ownership.

Portrait of Mai is one of the most important paintings in British art. Our exceptional £10million grant went towards the acquisition, to support the National Portrait Gallery to raise its share of the £50million purchase price.