Hampton Court Palace and a large tomb in Cobham have been awarded grants to repair and restore the iconic structures.

Surrey Historic Buildings Trust has donated £3,000 to the conservation, repair and refurbishment of the Royal School of Needlework at the palace, and funded repairs to the Cooper Tomb in the churchyard of St Andrew's Church, Cobham.

Andy Smith, administrator of Surrey Historic Buildings Trust, said: "This is the part of Hampton Court that was created by the great architect Sir Christopher Wren, who also designed St Paul's Cathedral.

"The aim of the project currently under way is to breathe new life into these unused rooms.

"The Royal School of Needlework is world-renowned for teaching traditional embroidery skills and for its conservation and repair work in historic textiles including precious tapestries and furnishings, so the trust was only too happy to assist the school by helping to fund the renovation of the room at the palace."