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Heritage Lottery Fund dishes out £11.3m to Buxton Crescent Hotel and Thermal Spa
by Helen Andrews | 27 Nov 2014
The Heritage Lottery Fund has pledged a further £11.3m (US$18m, €14m) towards the scheme to redevelop Buxton Crescent and Thermal Spa, in addition to the £12.5m (US$20.5m, €14.9m) it awarded the project in 2006. The project to repair and restore the Grade I-listed building into a five-star thermal spa and 79-bedroom hotel is jointly owned by Derbyshire County Council and High Peak Borough Council and is expected to open at
Sir John Soane’s ‘Party Property’ awarded £4.42m Heritage Lottery Grant
by Katie Buckley | 04 Jun 2014
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a £4.42m (US$7.4m, €5.4m) grant to restore Pitzhanger Manor, West London, to turn it into a tourist attraction. The former home of architect Sir John Soane, will undergo a major redevelopment in a bid to turn the building into a “world class attraction”. The project, led by Ealing Council, will include a full restoration of the manor, upgrading the 1939 art gallery extension
Museum of Zoology gains lottery funding for full redevelopment
by Tom Anstey | 26 Mar 2014
Cambridge University’s Museum of Zoology is to undergo a complete redevelopment after receiving a grant of £1.8m ($3m €2.2m) from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The funding will support £4.8m ($7.9m €5.8m) plans to redevelop the Museum of Zoology with new displays showcasing the animal kingdom, as well as new stores to preserve its outstanding collections for future display and expand the museum’s learning programmes, reaching out to wider audiences
Royal Academy of Arts receives £12.7m Heritage Lottery funding towards Burlington Gardens project
by Chris Dodd | 11 Nov 2013
The Royal Academy of Arts has moved a step closer to beginning its £36m (US$57.5m, €42.9m) Burlington Gardens redevelopment project, with designs created by David Chipperfield Architects, having been granted £12.7m (US$20.3m, €15.1m) by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The development will see the linking of 6 Burlington Gardens and the nearby Burlington House, to create a centre capable of housing contemporary art shows, a debating chamber and space to display
Hastings pier wins £11.4m lottery grant
by Kath Hudson | 30 Nov 2012
The next chapter in the story of Hastings Pier, which was gutted by fire in 2010, is underway, following the news of a successful Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The £11.4m HLF grant will provide the lion's share of the £13.9m redevelopment costs. Plans, drawn up by architects deRijke Marsh Morgan (dRMM), include a traditional seaside promenade, farmers' markets, open air cinema, restaurant, bistro, bar, music, theatre, fairs and fetes. According
Heritage Lottery Fund announces £13.6m boost for sector skills projects
by Pete Hayman | 28 May 2012
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced additional investment totalling £13.6m for 51 skills projects through its Skills for the Future and Training Bursaries programmes. Nearly 790 new placements are to be delivered as a result of the funding boost, representing 700 years' worth of paid training opportunities for those looking to enter the heritage sector. Among the projects set to benefit from the latest investment are the digitising of
Lottery funding for horseracing museum vision
by Pete Hayman | 10 Apr 2012
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £4.2m towards the proposed redevelopment of the Palace House site, Newmarket, into the Home of Horseracing National Heritage Centre. Forest Heath District Council (FHDC) is working with the National Horseracing Museum (NHM) to deliver the project, which includes a full restoration of the Palace House Stables. Earlier this year, Cheshire-based Mather and Co confirmed it had been appointed to develop comprehensive interpretation, design and
Voting for Lottery Awards now open
by Luke Tuchscherer | 24 Jun 2008
Public voting for the National Lottery Awards, an annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects, is now open until 4 July. The awards are split into seven categories – arts, education, environment, health, heritage, sports and charity – and each category features 10 projects. The three projects that receive the most votes, either online or by telephone, will progress through to the final round of voting, which will
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