North East Highlights

Historic England has given £400,000 for emergency works to safeguard a fire-damaged former Catholic chapel in County Durham from further deterioration

On 22 and 23 November, Hartlepool Borough Council welcomed a team of national experts on the regeneration of historic cities and towns.

5 sites have been saved and 13 sites added to the Heritage at Risk Register 2023 in the North East of England.

A new Historic England project will uncover the stories of women who worked in the shipbuilding industry in the north-east during the First World War.

Two new virtual heritage trails for schoolchildren have been launched, which celebrate Newcastle’s rich and diverse past.

Heighington and Aycliffe Railway Station, thought to be the world’s first railway station, has been upgraded to Grade II*.

Over the past five years, the Bishop Auckland Heritage Action Zone has demonstrated that heritage can be a powerful force for levelling up.

Dehenna Davison MP visits Bishop Auckland town centre to see how Historic England and Durham County Council are working together to develop the area.

Historic England’s grant will help to transform the building into the main entrance to the Darlington Railway Heritage Quarter.

A new project funded by Historic England has captured the fond memories of a social club in the former mining village of Easington in County Durham.

Historic England has awarded almost £40,000 towards the restoration of Heugh Battery in Hartlepool - the UK’s first and only World War I battlefield.

A project that will breathe new life into two cemeteries in the West End of Newcastle has been awarded £26,000 in funding.

Historic England has awarded Durham County Council £161,000 to repair and revitalise the remains of the world’s first iron railway bridge.

Sunderland MP visits Grade I-listed masonic lodge which has been newly restored thanks to grant of more than £200,000 from Historic England.

New research by Historic England has unearthed the fascinating history and significance of a 19th-century locomotive refuelling stage in County Durham

Applications are now open for a bursary scheme offering young people in the North East the chance to take part in a famous archaeological dig.

3 sites have been saved and 8 sites added to the Heritage at Register 2022 in the North East.

Guided tours, heritage open house events, workshops and craft stalls part of celebrations marking end of Sunderland’s five-year Heritage Action Zone.

Applying to Historic England for funding towards the cost of preparing plans to frame and guide conservation area regeneration.

Grade I listed Phoenix Hall in Sunderland granted £180,000 for vital repairs from Historic England.

A £10,000 grant from Historic England will fund ten bursaries on an annual dig at Vindolanda, a Roman settlement near Hexham, Northumberland.

Over the last year, 18 historic buildings and 6 sites in the North East have been removed from the Heritage at Risk Register.

Unsung hero of the railway Timothy Hackworth is celebrated with upgraded listings for railway heritage in Shildon, County Durham.

We have grants available in the North East for projects involving caring for historic sites and engaging people in heritage.

Historic England has awarded a grant of £316,000 towards the restoration of Seaton Delaval Park and Garden.

A former Bishop Auckland butchers shop has been listed giving it greater protection and recognition.

19th-century East Woodburn Bridge in Northumberland has been listed, giving it greater protection and recognition.

The grant will fund essential repairs to parts of the publicly accessible gardens, improving the setting of the 900-year-old castle.

The Heritage at Risk Register provides an annual snapshot of the health of the most valued historic places, and those most at risk of being lost.

Historic England has selected Breckon Hill Primary School in Middlesbrough for a prestigious new Champion Heritage School Award.

Two rare Victorian and Edwardian public toilets in the North East have been listed on the advice of Historic England.

Historic England funds restoration of world’s oldest working vehicular suspension bridge.

The tour reveals the town’s fascinating history by unearthing the lives of 14 of its most historically important buildings.

A new study has been launched in Sunderland to discover whether regenerating heritage has a positive effect on the wellbeing of people locally.

A Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall, has joined Stonehenge and Belsay Hall in the National Heritage Collection following a generous gift by a landowner.

In the North East, 30 sites have been saved and removed from our Heritage at Risk Register while 13 places at risk of being lost have been added.

We have teamed up with Northumbria Police to tackle unlawful metal detecting on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland.

£135,000 grant towards the repair of All Saints Church, one of Newcastle’s most prominent landmarks.

School children uncover the unique heritage of the North East.

Skerne Bridge, Dunston Staiths, Lady's Well and the Holy Island of Lindisfarne help to bring England's extraordinary history to life.

Get up to date with what's recently been listed in the North East.

Learn about our latest Heritage Schools scheme projects.

How to support training in traditional building skills through your repair project.

The Cooperage is a privately owned Grade II* listed building on Newcastle's Quayside. Standing empty since 2009, it has fallen into disrepair.

A 19th century Northumberland smokehouse used for producing world famous kippers has been listed at Grade II by DCMS on the advice of Historic England