The Heritage Lottery Fund has offered £134,900 to the Turner’s House Trust to begin restoring the home of England’s famous landscape artist JMW Turner.
The Grade II listed Sandycombe Lodge was built in 1813 and is now suffering from years of neglect. Extreme weather and damp problems have created further damage to the property located in Twickenham.
Personal resourcing from the Trust, as well as funds from the Architectural Heritage Fund Project, will also help to start the restoration of the building.
It is thought the Trust will launch a £2m Bicentennial Appeal later this year in order to further restore the property and the Trust’s artworks for display.