English Heritage and The Wolfson Foundation Grants for War Memorials
Please note this scheme is only applicable in England. Those in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland can apply for a Small Grant from War Memorials Trust and also contact their national heritage body, Historic Scotland, Cadw or Northern Ireland Department of Environment.
English Heritage, in collaboration with The Wolfson Foundation, has created a scheme for the repair and restoration of freestanding war memorials in England. This scheme can contribute up to 50% of eligible costs or £10,000 whichever is the smaller amount. Applications are dealt with in six-monthly batches. Closing dates for applications are 30 April and 31 October each year.
The types of work that the Grant Scheme can fund includes:
urgent and necessary repairs to the fabric of the war memorial, including works of structural stabilisation;
work to improve the legibility of eroded inscriptions, such as cleaning, re-leading, re-gilding and limited re-cutting;
reinstatement of lost elements, particularly decorative features, where a monument has largely retained its integrity of design;
cleaning, where the surface build-up is damaging the fabric by chemical action or where there is so much dirt on a war memorial that it must be removed in order to assess the extent of necessary work or read the lettering;
works related to 'hard' landscaping, such as steps, walls and railings, which form an integral part of the war memorial's design.
Please remember that English Heritage cannot fund work retrospectively, so applicants should not contract for or commence work until the Panel has made its decision on their application; and that the necessary statutory permissions must be obtained for the work proposed before a grant can be paid.
War Memorials Trust administer this grant scheme on behalf of English Heritage and the Wolfson Foundation, so please do not hesitate to contact War Memorials Trust Conservation Officer on 020 7881 0862 or info@warmemorials.org if you require any further information or help with you application. We advise applicants to submit their forms as early as possible to enable the Conservation Officer to contact you if any elements of your application, which could jeopardise your sucess, are misisng.
Download the Guidance Notes for Applicants.
Download the additional information
Download the Application Form
The scheme, Grants for War Memorials started in April 2004. It replaced the previous English Heritage Grant Scheme for War Memorial Repair and Conservation that was operational from April 2000 to March 2004.
Details of projects that have already been awarded money can be found here by year or by county.
