Historic Buildings
A celebration of lighthouses at National Maritime Museum Cornwall
A new exhibition at National Maritime Museum Cornwall celebrates the grandeur of lighthouses and explores the lives and stories of the lighthouse keepers who manned them.
St David's Day joy for St Fagans Museum as HLF reveals funding hat-trick
St Fagans open air museum, Halifax's Piece Hall and new galleries at the Science Museum are the latest heritage projects to win financial backing from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Abbey Road listed by English Heritage as Culture Minister waxes lyrical
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has boosted the high-profile campaign to save Abbey Road recording studios by giving Grade II listing status to the London site.
Sir Paul McCartney and Chris Evans urge National Trust to save Abbey Road
Radio 2 breakfast show host Chris Evans is leading a campaign to help the National Trust buy the Abbey Road studios of the Beatles after owners EMI were rumoured to have put the London site up for...
"Manchester gem" Platt Fields Park restores clock after 50-year wait
Supporters of Platt Fields, a vast park at the heart of Manchester, have returned a clock to the centre of the popular community grounds more than 50 years after the previous timepiece mysteriously...
Churches across Yorkshire and Humber share £2 million bounty for vital repairs
English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund have announced awards for 16 churches across Yorkshire and the Humber as part of their Repair Grants for Places of Worship scheme.
Mass city protest forces council backtrack on Canterbury museum closures
Angry local residents have forced councillors to postpone a final decision on "Draconian" plans to close Canterbury Roman Museum, Westgate Towers Museum and Herne Bay Museum.
Historic Scotland's Stanley Mills wins Sandford Award for Education Provision
A former cotton mill which played a key role in Scotland's Industrial Revolution has been recognised for educational excellence in its first year of opening as a visitor attraction.
Campaign to save Colchester Roman Circus chariot course edges towards hard-fought victory
A last-gasp £750,000 public appeal to save the site of a Colchester circus where Ben Hur-style chariot races were held in Roman times has won high-profile support and a £30,000 pledge from local...
Cutty Sark to be restored in time for Olympics as funding gap is met for £46 million campaign
Culture Minister Margaret Hodge has announced a £3 million grant for the project to save the Cutty Sark, completing the £46 million funding package needed to restore the iconic Greenwich ship.
Hull trawler joins ss Great Britain and Royal Yacht on Historic Ships Register
Arctic Corsair, Hull's last sidewinder trawler, is now listed on the National Register of Historic Vessels after volunteers worked hard to preserve her.
Historic pair of Preston parks to be revamped in £2.5 million restoration project
Work to replace disease-ridden trees in Miller and Avenham Parks, a picturesque pair of popular public beauty spots in Preston, will begin this spring as part of a £2.5 million restoration project.
Guest article: Restored Victorian crane marks first step in facelift for Barnardo's Ragged School Museum
The building where Thomas Barnardo fed and educated thousands of impoverished Victorian children, The Ragged School Museum, is finally enjoying restoration work after a fundraising campaign. Director ...
Georgian Group lets Twitter followers dodge joining fees in Free February campaign
The Georgian Group, the campaigning society often consulted during the planning process for alterations to 18th and 19th century buildings across the country, is offering free annual membership to...
Norwich non-denominational cemetery wins heightened heritage status
Rosary Cemetery, a 19th century 13-acre Norwich labyrinth which became Britain's first non-denominational graveyard when it was built by a Presbyterian priest has had its heritage status upgraded.
