A Grade I-listed former flour mill located on the edge of London's Olympic Park is set to undergo a major overhaul after securing a funding boost.

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has earmarked £2.65m towards plans for a new visitor centre at Newham's House Mill with the award of a first-round pass. Efforts to revamp the site ahead of the 2012 Olympics are being led by the River Lea Tidal Mill Trust (RLTMT) and the Waterways Trust.

A 'self-sustaining and vibrant' visitor centre is being planned as part of the scheme, which is expected to take 18 months to complete. Plans also include the implementation of a year-round programme of events and activities to celebrate the site's history, as well as volunteer opportunities.

RLTMT chair John Haggerty said: "Now, thanks to HLF, we can progress this project with focused and positive energy to enable us to give the people of East London a heritage building they can be proud of." Image: House Mill and Millers House, copyright Donald Insall Associates