Heritage Charities That specialise in History

To promote high standards of planning and architecture, to educate the public in the geography, history, natural history and architecture, to secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the area of benefit.

To promote high standards of planning, urban design and architecture in or affecting Coventry. To preserve and to promote understanding and appreciation of the built landscape and environmental heritage and the history of Coventry. To hold meetings, lectures and exhibitions. To educate public opinion and give appropriate advice and information to enable active citizenship.

We publish record sources for the study of Somerset history.

Monthly meetings held from September to April with speaker talks on local history and history further afield. Activities include Field trips; Summer evening walks; Monthly e-Newsletter and Website. We manage an Archives Centre with online catalogue for documents / items relating to Marple, Marple Bridge, Mellor, Compstall, Hawk Green, High Lane and Strines. We work with likeminded organisations.

We gave grants to projects in Russia helping families with children with muscular dystrophy. Since 2022, we no longer work in Russia, nor finance the library we created, The Prince George Galitzine Memorial Library at 46 Fontanka Embankment, St Petersburg, our aim was to preserve Russian history of the 20th Century through books. We hope to continue to find cultural projects to promote elsewhere

Encouraging the study of and interest in local history and archeology in all its aspects with a special reference to the history of Pinner and its environs. To publish the results of members' research in the society's NEWSLETTER and in published books

The Society organises an annual programme of lectures (October to April) on local history and archaeology as well as excursions for members during the summer to sites of historical interest. The Society undertakes research and publishes historical books and periodicals. Its archives contain a wider range of material (e.g., maps, letters, photographs, taped interviews).

Meets monthly. The Society gives talks on a historical/cultural/educational subjects of interest to the members. There are occasional outings to an area of historical interest.The society opened a Heritage Centre in Builth Wells in 2021. It is run by volunteers.

The purpose of the Charity is to educate, familiarise and provide assistance for research into the history of the development of small arms, including anti-armour and mortars. The collection includes the Travers Library which is over a 1000 books of military history and small arms associated equipment and ancillaries.

The preservation of the historical, architectural, artistic, archaeological, constructional and environmental heritage of the Tees Valley area in the form of buildings, land, artefacts, or other objects (including any building as described in Section 290(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971), of particular beauty or interest.

The study of local history predominantly in the immediate geographical area. Information shared by monthly lectures, quarterly newsletter and museum.

Raise funding to improve the fabric,fittings and furniture of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of East Anglia (The Cathedral) and to promote public interest in the Cathedral and it's history, and to unite in a common fellowship all interested in the Cathedral.

The main aims of the Museum are:to create a safe haven for any artefacts, documents, and oral history relating to Sohoto ensure that these items are recorded in a professional mannerto create a database and locations guide for the whole collectionto develop the website.

M.A.S. is a local history society that presents a series of lectures, outings and an annual exhibitiion.It is also actively trying to establish a local museum/heritage centre based on The Society's own collection.

The Charity owns a number of paintings, books, postcards and antique items of historical interest which all have a direct link with the Borough of Runnymede. Items are regularly displayed in the Chertsey Museum with the Literary items being stored at Royal Holloway College. The Charity looks to maintain and add to the Collections on a regular basis.

The Society promotes interest and research in all aspects of the history of Heanor and District, by holding regular meetings, publishing useful results of research, and acquiring and preserving items of historical interest to the area

The society is a county record society that publishes editions of archival texts relating to the historic county of Surrey (including much of South London), to further education and scholarship, and to make historical sources more widely available.

Promotion of research into the postal systems of the world past and present with particular application to their stamps[and the method of producing and printing those stamps and their postal history] and the publication of the useful results of such research and to advance public education in philately and postal history and to support the work of other registered charities in a similar field.

25 Open meetings each year Distribution of a regular newsletter to members Twice weekly workshops for active research Occasional exhibitions and full day courses Guided walks in and around Romsey Assistance to school and educational projects Talks and slide shows to other groups Liaison and co-operation with local organisations Publication of LTVAS books and pamphlets.

The principal activity of the society is the transcribing, printing and publishing of the heraldic visitations of counties, parish registers or any manuscripts relating to genealogy, family history and heraldry.

The Haywood Society arranges monthly talks for members with two visits a year to places of local interest. It supports suitable local activities with start up grants. It has published three local history book, no4 in 2014. It tries to study all local planning applications. It assisted in discussions of local interest and the production of "The Village Building Guidelines".

The objectives of the charity are to acquire, repair, restore and renovate mechanical vehicles of historic interest and to advance the education of the public in the history of mechanical transport and in historic vehicles of all kinds.

To advance the education of the public regarding the history of the Whitworth Valley and in particular by the establishment and maintenance of a Public Museum

The Society carries out research into the local history of Kidlington the adjoining area. It publishes its findings as books and pamphlets.In its educational role the Society holds monthly meetings with lectures on local historical subjects.

Promotion & advancement of public education in & the study & research of the local heritage of Whitwick & district.