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London Historic Buildings Trust is London’s only city-wide building preservation trust.

Since 1992, we’ve been specialising in heritage-led regeneration to save at-risk historic buildings to benefit communities across London.

Celebrating 30 years of rescuing London’s heritage

30 years, £7 million of coordinated funding, 7 buildings removed from the Heritage at Risk Register and impactful re-use for local communities.

From affordable housing to innovative workspaces, to healthcare sites and community spaces, we’ve created new places across the city which unify today’s communities with special buildings of the past.

Though we’re a small organisation, we’re continually developing new projects and activities, enabling us to amplify our impact and engage more communities in cherisihing their local heritage.

This Month’s Snapshot

We are very pleased to announce that we have been appointed as Capital Project Manager for St George the Martyr in Holborn, as they commence the ‘Securing the Legacy’ project for the Grade II* Hawksmoor church.

Our Current Projects

CLAPHAM ORANGERY

Clapham Common, Lambeth

WILLESDEN TRADES HALL

and London Apollo Club, Brent

CEMETERY CHAPELS

Paddington Old Cemetery, Brent

ST GEORGE THE MARTYR

Bloomsbury, Camden

ST PETER DE BEAUVOIR

De Beauvoir Town, Hackney

RAY PARK WALLED GARDEN

Woodford Green, Redbridge

TIN TABERNACLE

(Cambridge Hall), Kilburn

THE WALLACE COLLECTION

Hertford House, Westminster

‘HOW TO’ – free training materials for Community Groups

HOW TO is part of LHBT’s ongoing training programme, specifically designed to empower and equip communities and organisations with the knowledge to take on heritage projects.

These short and snappy virtual sessions are free to attend and open to all.

Each session breaks projects down into simple key elements, with case studies, Q&As top tips and links to further resources and support. Learn how to take on a heritage project from experts in the field.

These sessions were recorded, and each can now be accessed online along with a pdf of every presentation.

LHBT Project Managers are generously supported by Historic England
through a Regional Capacity Building Grant

The 29th May 1961
Charitable Trust

Get Involved

Whether you have a passion for saving buildings that lie unloved or for bringing buildings and communities together to generate social benefits, there are many ways in which you can get involved and help us to create a brighter future for the Capital’s built heritage.

Donate

You can make a one off donation to support our work.

Become a supporter

Keep up to date with what we’re doing and seeing how projects are progressing.

Volunteer

If you’re a more hands on kind of person than why not sign up?

Events

We often hold events or workshops which were designed to help support volunteer led groups.

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London wide Building Preservation Trust, 25 years of saving the city's Heritage at Risk

London Historic Buildings Trust @lhbtrust ·

23 Dec

Time to celebrate! 🎉

We're very pleased to announce that LHBT and Oculus Management have been appointed as Capital Project Manager for @SGTMLondon, as they commence the 'Securing the Legacy' project for their Grade II* Hawksmoor church.

Read more here: http://londonhistoricbuildings.org.uk/2025/12/23/lhbt-appointed-as-capital-project-manager/

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Hannah Southgate @southgheritage ·

3 Oct

St Thomas Clapton Common: Special performance as part of #BlackHistoryMonth!

If you're local to #Hackney come to St Thomas on 24 Oct for an uplifting evening with the @PoetryLawyer, Dave Neita.

Book your FREE tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uplift-a-play-by-dave-neita-tickets-1733286629969?aff=oddtdtcreator.

Made possible by @HeritageFundUK

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LHBT appointed as Capital Project Manager

We’re delighted to share that Oculus Management and London Historic Buildings Trust (LHBT) have been appointed as Capital Project Managers for the remarkable St George the Martyr Church, Queen Square — a Grade II* listed Hawksmoor