Internationally important Brunel plans and drawings saved
On the anniversary of his death, two UK institutions secure objects of renowned engineer Sir Marc Brunel with help from National Heritage Memorial Fund funding
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Tailored Review of the National Heritage Memorial Fund
DCMS has conducted a review of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund
Ely museum acquires unique prehistoric gold torc
A unique Bronze Age gold torc, regarded as the best to be found in England in more than a century, has been saved for the nation thanks to £138,600 from the National Heritage Memorial Fund
Wedgwood’s First Day’s Vase is back on public display
An iconic vase formed by master potter Josiah Wedgwood is back on permanent display in Stoke-on-Trent after it was saved for the nation
13th-century Mostyn Psalter-Hours saved for the nation
A rare and beautiful Psalter – a volume of psalms – produced in 13th-century London has been acquired by the British Library.
The Monson Collection saved for the nation
The Monson Collection, an ‘indispensable record of British national life’, is to be purchased and permanently displayed at Lincolnshire Archives with a £242,500 National Heritage Memorial Fund grant
It’s coming home – rare Wedgwood vase to return to the city!
Campaigners are celebrating after securing enough money to save a rare piece of pottery made by master potter Josiah Wedgwood days before deadline
Rare vase designed by William Burges is saved for the nation
National Museums Scotland acquires exquisite vase from a set of four designed by the gothic revival architect and designer William Burges (1827-81) for the Summer Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle
England’s grandest country house saved for nation
Located near Rotherham in South Yorkshire, Wentworth Woodhouse is exceptional in both architecture and scale.