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English Heritage

Address: 1 Waterhouse Square, 138-142 Holborn, London EC1N 2ST

Telephone: 020 7973 3538

Fax: 020 7973 3001

Email:

emma.warren-thomas@english-heritage.org.uk

Website:

www.english-heritage.org.uk

Charity number: see below in text

English Heritage is proud to care for the national collection of historic places and the treasures they contain. Over 400 historic sites are open for the public to enjoy, many of them free of charge. They include:
59 prehistoric sites • 56 Roman sites • 90 ecclesiastical sites • 116 castles and forts 34 domestic medieval buildings • 32 houses and halls • 11 monuments • 6 industrial sites • 6 historic bridges • 1 cold war bunker • 1 deer house • 45 London statues

Friends of Canterbury Cathedral

Address: 27 & 28 Burgate, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2HA

Telephone: 01227 865290

Fax: 01227 865327

Email:

pamd@canterbury-cathedral.org

Website:

http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/legacy

Charity number: 256575 (England and Wales)

Canterbury Cathedral is known as a holy place, as a monument to inspirational architecture and stained glass, for its great choral tradition, and for its place in our national and world heritage.

Kent & East Sussex Railway

Address: Tenterden Town Station, Tenterden Kent TN30 6HE

Telephone: 01580 765155

Fax:

Email:

enquiries@kesr.org.uk

Website:

www.kesr.org.uk

Charity number: 262481

Leaving Something Good Behind
When you write a Will as well as protecting your loved ones you can also help preserve the future of steam trains on the Kent & East Sussex Railway. We realise it can be a sensitive and difficult task but we understand determining what gift is right for you is just as important as making the gift itself.

National Churches Trust

Address: Legacy Department (LSG 12), 31 Newbury Street, London EC1A 7HU

Telephone: 020 7600 6090

Fax: 020 7796 2442

Email:

info@nationalchurchestrust.org

Website:

www.nationalchurchestrust.org

Charity number: 1119845 (England & Wales)

The National Churches Trust breathes life into church buildings and the communities they serve. The Trust provides funding and practical long term solutions to the building work, access and community needs of the 47,000 churches, chapels and meeting houses in the UK, regardless of denomination or setting – rural or urban.

Shakespeare’s Globe

Address: 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London SE1 9DT

Telephone: 020 7902 5973

Fax: 020 7902 5971

Email:

friends@shakespearesglobe.com

Website:

www.shakespearesglobe.com

Charity number: 266916 (England & Wales)

Where there’s a Will…
“I count myself in nothing else so happy As in a soul remembering my good friends” Richard II

Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB)

Address: 37 Spital Square, London E1 6DY

Telephone: 0207 377 1644

Fax: 0207 247 5296

Email:

info@spab.org.uk

Website:

http://www.spab.org.uk

Charity number: Company No: 5743962 Charity No: 1113753 Scottish Charity No: SCO39244

SPAB is Britain’s oldest, largest and most technically expert national society fighting to protect historic buildings from demolition, neglect and damaging repairs and alterations. If you care about historic buildings please join us or consider a donation or legacy to help us continue the work to protect and educate begun by William Morris 130 years ago.

The Royal Institution of Great Britain (Ri)

Address: 21 Albemarle St, London W1S 4BS

Telephone: 020 7409 2992

Fax:

Email:

development@ri.ac.uk

Website:

www.rigb.org

Charity number: 227938 (England & Wales)

At the Ri, we’re dedicated to bringing science and people together. Since 1799 we have made groundbreaking discoveries, created unique educational opportunities and run diverse public events to celebrate and communicate science, technology and innovation. We aim to empower the public and inspire future generations of engineers, mathematicians and scientists by getting people talking and participating in science.

Transport Trust, The

Address: 202 Lambeth Road, London SE1 7JW

Telephone: 020 7928 6464

Fax:

Email:

info@transporttrust.com

Website:

www.transporttrust.com

Charity number: 280943 (England & Wales)

The Transport Trust, founded in 1965, is the United Kingdom’s only national charity established to help fund the restoration and preservation of Britain’s air, water, rail and road transport, and to preserve records of transport history.