Clockwise from top left: Palais de Danse plans by Adam Khan Architects; Royal High School plans by Richard Murphy Architects; photo of Jumbo Water Tower in Colchester (credit: Shutterstock); Sketch of Evans Vettoris Harmony Works plans; Hall Black Douglas' plans for the Strand Arts Centre in Belfast; Kingsley Hall in Bristol (Credit: Historic England). The National Lottery has named seven heritage projects which it will support with more than 27 million of cash The schemes, which span the UK, include projects by Adam Khan Architects, Purcell, Evans Vettori, Richards Murphy Architects, Childs Sulzmann Architects, Hall Black Douglas and Temple Ford Design.The largest grant, worth 8 million, has been awarded to North Essex Heritage for the Purcell-designed restoration of a Grade II*-listed water tower in Colchester.The Jumbo Water Tower was completed in 1883 and provided water for drinking and firefighting until 1984 but will now now be converted to a visitor, educational and events space.AdvertisementPurcells proposal won a competition for the project in 2022, selected ahead of plans by Nissen Richards and Burrell Foley Fischer. At that time the project was expected to cost just 4 million, with completion in 2025.Elsewhere, Richard Murphy Architects plans to transform the Old Royal High Street on Carlton Hill in Edinburgh have been given 437,000 in initial development funding but could yet be awarded a further 4.56 million once detailed proposals have been drawn up.The Category A-listed Neoclassical landmark has been empty for over 50 years but is set to be fitted with three performance spaces, rehearsal rooms and a recording studio, as well as a caf, bar and conference facilities, under approved plans by the Royal High School Preservation Trust.A project to conserve and repair the Grade II*-listed Kingsley Hall in Bristol has been awarded 4.76 million. The 319-year-old building was a Conservative club in the late 1800s but later became the headquarters of the Independent Labour Party, opened by party founder Keir Hardie in 1911.The scheme by Childs Sulzmann Architects and conservation architect Ashley Davies will see the 319-year-old building turned into a community space for local homelessness charity 1625 Independent People.AdvertisementThe National Lottery has pledged 4.68 million for Evans Vettoris plans to turn the Grade II*-listed Canada House in Sheffield into a new home for the Sheffield Music Academy and Sheffield Music Hub.The 1875 building was originally offices for the Sheffield United Gas Light Company but will now support young musicians and hold public programmes and performances under a new name:Harmony Works.The Tate Gallery has been given 2.85 million to restore the Palais de Danse in St Ives. The Grade II*-listed building was a cinema and dance hall in the early 1900s before becoming Barbara Hepworths second studio between 1961 and 1975.The building was gifted by Hepworths family to the Tate in 2015 and, once refurbished under plans drawn up by Adam Khan Architects, will provide studio and performance spaces, as well as recreation of Hepworths studio and a shop.Chichester Community Development Trust has been given 1.28 million to transform Grade II-listed former stables, known as the Marchwell Studios, into a makers space with affordable commercial floorspace.The derelict stables on the Graylingwell Hospital Estate in Chichester will provide training facilities and community activities aimed at supporting local residents into work, as well as space for creatives such as artists and architects. The scheme is being drawn up by Temple Ford Design.Finally, the National Lottery has given 768,000 towards Belfast City Councils 6.5 million redevelopment of Strand Arts Centre, which will see an Art Deco picture house dating to 1935 restored into a cinema with a caf, learning studios and performance space under plans by Hall Black Douglas.Royal High School Preservation Trust scheme by Richard Murphy Architects (approved 2024)Heritage projects awarded funding by National LotteryRoyal High SchoolLocationEdinburghGrantee Royal High School Preservation TrustAward: Initial development round grant award ofArchitect Richard Murphy ArchitectsCanada House, a home for Harmony WorksLocation SheffieldGrantee Award Architect Jumbo Water TowerLocation ColchesterGrantee Award Architect Reactivating the Palais de DanseLocation St IvesGrantee Award Architect Kingsley HallLocation BristolGrantee Award Architect The Marchwell Studios ProjectLocation Graylingwell, ChichesterGrantee Award Architect Strand Arts CentreLocation BelfastGrantee Award Architect 2025-01-22Will Ingcomment and share