Historic Buildings
From stately homes to 20th century office blocks - explore Britain's built heritage with news, event listings, features and web resources collected from historic sites across the UK.
Manx National Heritage asks public how to use John Donald Collister's £1 million bequest
Groups on the Isle of Man, including the Manx Museum and Manx National Trust, have launched a public consultation on how to spend the largest bequest ever left to the island.
Heritage sites enjoy TLC as Historic Scotland announces more than £4 million in awards
The country's oldest surviving library and a new learning centre are among the winners as Historic Scotland pledges funding to 16 recipients.
Cemeteries, ships and coffins as Heritage Sandbox backs £300,000 of digital projects
The "Creative Economy" - and heritage fans - receive good news as six digital history projects share a £300,000 award linked to the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
£537,000 funding boost for conservation project at Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site
The SITA trust gives the site a substanistial grant to help conserve parts of the Wall that have fallen on to the Heritage at Risk register because of their state of disrepair.
Roman Baths commemorated in Royal Mail's A-Z of Great Britain stamp collection
The Roman Baths become the only Roman monument to feature in the 26-stamp alphabetical odyssey of the UK, celebrating iconic landmarks across Britain.
National Trust Wales aims to make beauty spots self-sufficient through hydro-electricity
The National Trust has announced more innovative power plans, galvanising abandoned copper mines, mountain rivers, farms and cottages along the way.
Somerset Routes launches online "tube map" taking daytrippers across county's beauty spots
A guide linking people with some of the best places to go across Somerset has made the most of its success by launching a new website for visitors to plan their adventures.
SAVE Britain's Heritage to match buyers with abandoned properties in 2012 campaign
Dare to Care, the annual report by SAVE Britain, has found almost 100 new cases of "at risk" buildings which have been abandoned in England and are in desperate need of repair.
Sudeley Castle festival celebrates the life of Henry VIII's final wife Katherine Parr
Sudeley Castle is celebrating the life of Henry VIII's final queen Katherine Parr with a Quincentenary Festival that reveals unseen artefacts of its most famous Tudor resident.
Barr Beacon to become wonder of Walsall after planners win £440,000 Lottery award
A damaged war memorial for Warwickshire and Staffordshire on a site mentioned in the Domesday Book will become a centre for community pride in a three-year heritage project.
Historian Asa Briggs to give fundraising lecture to support Wiltshire Heritage Museum
The renowned historian Asa Briggs is helping raise funds for the struggling museum, which is home to significant archaeological finds from Stonehenge and Avebury.
Conservator at Salisbury Cathedral discovers painting on underside of Mompesson Tomb
A polychrome 17th century coat of arms has been unearthed on the back of a stone that is part of the monument to Sir Richard Mompesson and his wife Katherine.
Funds needed to repaint lighthouse before the Olympic torch passes Beachy Head in July
The 'Keep Our Stripes' campaign needs to raise £27,000 for restoration work on the site before the Olympic torch passes through Eastbourne later this year.
Sir Christopher Wren's St Bride's seeks £2.5 million survival funding
Sir Christopher Wren's "Cathedral of Fleet Street", the Grade I-listed St Bride's, could face closure if a campaign to raise £2.5 million for repairs by the end of 2012 fails.
Avoncroft Museum set for more restoration heroics after storms batter historic windmill
An 18th century windmill which was just days from being fully restored at the Museum of Historic Buildings in Bromsgrove needs a £5,000 repair job after "horrifying" storm damage.
