Alexandra Palace restoration gets funding boost

A project to restore a derelict section of Alexandra Palace has been awarded £550k from Historic England’s at-risk programme.

The funding will be used to stabilise the Palace’s North East Office Building and go toward feasibility work looking at how the space can be developed for public benefit.

It marks the latest phase of a major restoration project of the seven-acre site, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Haringey Council, that saw the Palace’s Victorian Theatre reopen in 2018 following 80 years of closure. The North East Office Building is described as “the last remaining truly inaccessible area” of the Grade II listed venue.

Tom Foxall, Regional Director at Historic England, said: "Our funding for the North East Office Building is designed to address the most urgent repair work and act as a springboard to access further funding which will open up the area to the public for the first time. 

“We have worked closely with the Trust for a number of years, helping to shape and secure the repair of the building. Alexandra Palace is a vast site full of unique and intriguing spaces and we’re pleased to be able to support this essential work, following a project development grant in 2020."