Maze Prison development among eight schemes to receive Heritage Lottery Fund cash

Eight major projects, ranging from mills to museums and including the Maze Prison development in Northern Ireland have a share of 拢76m from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The funding awards were part of the Heritage Lottery Fund鈥檚 (HLF) major grant awards. The HLF said the award round was 鈥渉ighly competitive鈥�, with 鈥渁lmost twice the amount of requests compared to money available鈥�.

鈥淭hese eight projects highlight the continuing demand on HLF for capital funding with the potential for national and local economic impact,鈥� the HLF said.

Dame Jenny Abramsky, HLF chair, said: 鈥淭his latest portfolio of projects is probably one of the most wide-reaching we have ever seen.

鈥淚t covers so much that is important to the UK鈥檚 heritage - from cathedrals to national parks and industrial buildings to great museums.

鈥淚t recognises the role the UK has played in the development of modern architecture and in doing so will help ensure some of our most-loved places are saved for future generations.鈥�

The schemes include:

  • Ditherington Flax Mill Maltings, Shrewsbury, Shropshire - initial support for a 拢12.1m HLF bid, including 拢465,300 development funding - internationally important conservation area and home to the world鈥檚 oldest iron framed building;
  • V&A at Dundee, Dundee - initial support for a 拢9.2m HLF bid, including 拢200,000 development funding- a new museum to be located in Scotland鈥檚 fourth largest city as a showcase for design talent, past and present;
  • The Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London - initial support for a 拢12.7m HLF bid, including 拢458,700 development funding - one of the capital鈥檚 most famous centres of artistic excellence;
  • Northumberland National Park - initial support for a 拢6.3m HLF bid, including 拢399,200 development funding - the North East鈥檚 鈥榗athedral鈥� of the natural world, stretching from Hadrian鈥檚 wall to the Scottish borders;
  • The Maze Long Kesh, Lisburn - initial support for a 拢6.4m HLF bid, including 拢351,600 development funding- former World War II and prison site set to be transformed into a centre for peace-building and conflict resolution;
  • Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent - initial support for a 拢7.5m HLF bid, no development funding- a grand but jaded estate steeped in 600 years of turbulent history;
  • National Army Museum, Chelsea, London - initial support for a 拢11.3m HLF bid, including 拢350,000 development funding - a museum telling the stories of the British Army from 1415 to recent campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq;
  • Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire - initial support for a 拢10.5m HLF bid, including 拢475,500 development funding- one of the UK鈥檚 most treasured places of worship and home to the 12th-century Winchester Bible.

 

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