A local art project has been awarded more than £38,000 to create mosaics of lost cultural buildings in Enfield.

The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a grant of £38,800 to Edmonton-based arts charity Art Start, to create eight large-scale, mosaic panels depicting Enfield’s lost cinemas, theatres and music halls, as part of a project called Enfield's Lost Treasures.

The project will involve children from Enfield schools including St Edmunds, St Annes, Garfield, Brettenham, Latymer All Saints, St John & St James and Chesterfield, plus a community project involving Edmonton residents.

Among the "lost treasures" that will be brought back to life in mosaic form are the Edmonton Empire, the Regal Edmonton, the Bycullah Athenaeum, in Windmill Hill, the Coronation Cinema, in New Southgate, the Premier Cinema in Enfield Highway, The Alcazar in Edmonton, and The Queens Hall in Enfield.

The buildings were selected on the basis of how striking they originally were and the oldest chosen dates back to the 19th century.

Project spokeswoman Debbie Dean said: "There is a rich history of culture in Enfield and we felt it was important for young people to learn about their local heritage.”

Sue Bowers, head of Heritage Lottery Fund London, said: “Young people will not only learn about the now vanished buildings that were so much part of Enfield’s cultural life in years gone by, but they will also learn new skills and take part in creating a series of visual memorials as a permanent part of the local environment.”

Work on the mosaics, which will range in size from 6ft by 6ft to about 26ft by 10ft, will begin next year. The finished creations will be put up as close to the original building as possible.

Enfield Council, Enfield Homes, St Modwen Properties and Lidl have also supported the project.