Heritage

Heritage is not just about the refurbishment of listed buildings, it also covers a wide range of subjects from restoration work to organising a cultural festival.

“The Heritage Funding Directory" is a comprehensive guide to sources of financial support (and more) for anyone seeking to undertake creative projects connected with the UK’s heritage.

You can find full details at: www.heritagelink.org.uk/fundingdirectory/main/fundinghome.php

Heritage Lottery Fund  The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) helps groups and organisations of all sizes with projects that aim to:

  • Conserve and enhance the UK’s diverse heritage
  • Encourage more prople to be involved in, and make decisions about, their heritage
  • Make sure that everyone can learn about, and have access to and enjoy their heritag
    To find out more about the current programmes visit: www.hlf.org.uk or phone 02075 916042

English Heritage  English Heritage has a several grant schemes designed to help with the protection and promotion of the Historic Environment.  For more information on what is currently available please visit: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/ or phone 0870 3331181

Preservation of important buildings  The Country Houses Foundation has grants of between £50,000 and £250,000 available to support the preservation of buildings of historic or architectural significance together with their gardens or grounds for the public benefit. Registered charities, building preservation trusts and private owners can apply. For more information: www.countryhousesfoundation.org.uk

War Memorials Trust War Memorials Trust have grants schemes that can assist with the repair and conservation of all war memorials. Depending on your project grants of up to £20,000 may be available at 50% eligible costs with deadlines dependent on which scheme a project is eligible for.  For more information: http://www.warmemorials.org/

Listed Building Funds  The Wolfson Foundation has grants available for the repair of the fabric of listed (Grade I or Grade II*) buildings that are open to the public, including Anglican churches. Grants will usually only be made where match funding has already been raised or pledged. Visit: www.wolfson.org.uk or phone 02073235730

Old Possum’s Practical Trust has funding available of between £500 and £5,000 to increase the knowledge and appreciation of any matters of histiruc, artistic, arthitectural, aesthetic, literary, musical or theatrical interest. Priority will be given to projects involving children and young people, disabled or disadvantagedd people or communities. For more information visit: http://www.old-possums-practical-trust.org.uk/page.cfm?pageid=300

The Idlewild Trust has grants of up to £5,000 available for registered charities. The charities must be concerned with the encouragement of excellence in performing and the fine arts and the preservation for the benefit of the public of buildings and items of historical interest or national importance. For more information visit: http://www.idlewildtrust.org.uk/ or phone 020 8772 3155

The Architectural Heritage Fund has grants and low interest loans available to charities for the conservation of scheduled or listed buildings, or those in conservation areas. For more information visit: www.ahfund.org.uk or phone 020 7925 0199

St Andrew’s Conservation Trust has grants available for the conservation, preservation and restoration of sculptures, monuments and other artefacts of historic or public interest, which are on or attached to a property which is a church, or owned by a charity, and to which the public has access. For more information write to: St Andrew’s Conservation Trust, S R V Pomeroy, Duddle Farm, Nr Bockhampton, Dorchester, DT2 8QL.

Clore Duffield Learning Spaces has grants available for museum, gallery and heritage learning spaces. This could be for less than £5,000 for single rooms in local history heritage buildings to whole learning centres of up to £2.5m. For more information: www.cloreduffield.org.uk

Further advice and assistance
If you need further assistance or advice, please contact: Jamie Buckley, Engagement and Funding Officer, East Devon District Council, Tel no: 01395 517569  email: jbuckley@eastdevon.gov.uk

Page last updated on 4 January 2012