Nearly £10m in funding saves Great Yarmouth's Winter Gardens
The UK's only surviving seaside iron and glass winter gardens will be restored.
Nearly £10m has been awarded to the project behind restoring Great Yarmouth's iconic Winter Gardens to its former glory.
It's one of five schemes to receive a share of £50m in funding from the National Lottery's Heritage Fund.
The money will be spent on major repairs to the seaside attraction, which will eventually see it open all-year round for free.
It's hoped the project will also create 90 jobs locally, and feature new planting to reflect Norfolk's historic global trading links.
A new first floor with galleries, viewing area and education space will also be included.
Ros Kerslake, chief executive of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, said the awards followed a year in which the organisation had been focused on supporting heritage through the Covid emergency.
She said: "The pandemic has shown us all clearly what matters to us, particularly in relation to nature and climate change.
"All five share qualities of huge ambition, significant collaboration and the prospect of life-changing benefits for people and places deserving of support from the National Lottery."
Culture minister Caroline Dinenage said: "These hugely ambitious, exciting projects are not only protecting and preserving vital local heritage, but are also creating jobs, supporting local communities and helping us to build back better from the pandemic."