Arthur Scarf VC medals
The RAF Museum has successfully reached its fundraising target to save the Arthur Scarf Victoria Cross medal for the UK, in part thanks to £390,000 from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Projects
The Ilay-Glynne Dial
The ornate sundial with connections to major figures of the Scottish Enlightenment has been preserved for the public.
HMS Victory scale model c.1800
To mark the Royal Navy's most famous day on Saturday 21 October, the scale model of HMS Victory is set to go on display in Portsmouth.
'Panoramic Landscape with Cornfields and Dunes Beside the Sea' by Jacob van Ruisdael (1628/9-1682)
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery has acquired Jacob van Ruisdael’s Panoramic Landscape with Cornfields and Dunes Beside the Sea, thanks to a £122,628 grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Allegorical Painting of Two Women, 1650s
At risk of leaving the UK in 2021, Allegorical Painting of Two Women Wearing Cosmetic Patches is now on permanent display at Compton Verney thanks to our funding of £154,600.
Urgent conservation work to RRS Discovery
The Dundee Industrial Heritage Trust received a grant of £1,409,000 to allow them to begin vital conservation work on RRS Discovery.
Bannockburn House conservation and restoration
We have awarded £77,876 of funding to Bannockburn House, which is one of Scotland’s most extraordinary historic places.
Roof restoration at Cornwall’s Chapel Mill
Our funding supports Tregargus Trust CIO to replace the roof at Chapel Mill, a Grade II* listed china stone grinding mill.
Temple of Apollo to be transformed into artists' space at Little Sparta garden
Our funding has helped secure the building, which will be used for accommodation and events. It sits at the heart of the world-renowned South Lanarkshire garden designed by poet and artist Ian Hamilton Finlay.
Turing Delilah Papers
King’s College, Cambridge has acquired a rare archive of Alan Turing’s Second World War papers.