Tullie House in Carlisle, the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port and Bromwich Manor House in Sandwell are among 37 projects in England set to receive a share of more than £15m through the government's Heritage at Risk Fund.

The fund, which supports repairs and conservation of heritage buildings at risk, is part of the £270m Arts Everywhere Fund announced by culture secretary Lisa Nandy earlier this year.

It will deliver on the government's Plan for Change, aiming to increase opportunities and ensure that communities can engage with heritage in their area.

Priority has been given to projects that will restore heritage sites serving disadvantaged communities and those which demonstrate strong local benefits, including job creation and cultural events.

Heritage minister Baroness Twycross said: “Our extraordinary heritage weaves together the stories that define who we are as communities and as a nation, connecting us to the generations who came before us and shining a light on the pathways that brought us to where we stand today.

“We are delivering on our Plan for Change, through the Heritage at Risk Fund, by breathing new life into treasured places, buildings and monuments across the country, helping to increase opportunities and ensuring that future generations have access to our rich heritage.”

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Full list of fund recipients

North East

  • Woodhorn Colliery Shaft Heads, Ashington, Northumberland – £997,265
  • Byker Estate Hobby Rooms, Newcastle upon Tyne – £98,735
  • Tyre Shop, 177 High St West, Sunderland – £858,208
  • St Michael’s Mount Artist’s Studio, Newcastle upon Tyne – £42,047

Yorkshire

  • St Catherine of Siena, Sheffield – £497,615
  • St John’s Church, Goole, East Yorkshire – £100,000

North West

  • Salford Lads Club, Greater Manchester – £437,961
  • Gawthorpe Great Barn, Burnley, Lancashire – £337,975
  • Morecambe Winter Gardens, Lancashire – £767,222
  • Tullie House, Carlisle, Cumbria – £200,000
  • National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port
  • Gosforth Public Hall, Seascale, Cumbria – £424,785

East of England

  • Lowestoft Town Hall, Suffolk – £707,000
  • St George’s Guildhall and Creative Hub, King’s Lynn, Norfolk – £721,330
  • The Iron Duke Public House, Great Yarmouth – £136,500
  • Laurel Court, Peterborough – £136,653
  • Chapelfield Gardens Bandstand, Norwich – £315,249
  • Greenland Fishery House, King’s Lynn – £99,442

Midlands

  • Golden Lion, Birmingham – £344,265
  • Worksop Priory Gatehouse, Nottinghamshire – £178,147
  • Burslem Indoor Market, Stoke on Trent – £1,000,000
  • Bethesda Methodist Chapel, Stoke on Trent – £521,737
  • St Mary Magdalene, Newark on Trent – £151,163
  • Corporation Bridge, Grimsby – £495,000
  • Bromwich Manor House, Sandwell – £200,000
  • Spilsby Sessions House, Lincolnshire – £1,006,000
  • Unseen Arts, Grimsby – £437,741

London and South East

  • Treadgolds, Portsea, Portsmouth – £485,200
  • Church of St Mary the Virgin, Somers Town, London – £639,064
  • The Greenhouse Centre, London – £663,100

South West

  • Market House (Grade I), Penzance Regeneration Company – £672,707
  • Newlyn’s Old Harbour (Grade II*), Newlyn Harbour – £199,301
  • Gaumont Cinema, Nudge Community Builders – £253,494
  • Toll House at Birnbeck Pier (Grade II), North Somerset Council – £111,496
  • Turkish Baths Health Hydro, Swindon – £550,218
  • The Folk Pin Factory (Grade II), Gloucester Civic Trust – £142,871
  • MusicAbility Centre (Grade II), MusicAbility Foundation, Penzance – £402,000

Lou Brennan, director of regions at Historic England, said: “Thanks to the extra funding from the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund, we are able to breathe new life into neglected historic buildings that we haven’t been able to help through our existing grant schemes. This initiative will not only boost economic growth but also create amazing opportunities for people in some of the nation’s most disadvantaged areas.

“We’re thrilled to support projects that harness the power of heritage to make a real difference where it’s needed most.”