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Norwich Castle acquires 17th century table top of astonishing artistry

15 November 2022

Once owned by Norfolk’s famous Paston family, the stunning tabletop has found a permanent home at Norwich Castle thanks to a £606,250 grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.

Closed lute manuscript with front cover facing camera

Centuries-old lute manuscript saved from export

27 October 2022

The 400-year-old manuscript will be acquired by the University of Edinburgh thanks to £73,100 funding from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.

Birnbeck Pier saved as part of government’s £20million COVID-19 recovery funding

20 October 2022

The iconic seaside attraction is one of a number of nationally important heritage sites and assets across England supported through government funding distributed by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.

40 years since Henry VIII's ship the Mary Rose was raised

12 October 2022

We look back at how NHMF funding helped conserve one of the UK’s most iconic ships nearly 450 years after it sank in the Solent.

A statement on the passing of Her Majesty The Queen

8 September 2022

People here in the United Kingdom, across the Commonwealth and around the world mourn the loss of Her Majesty The Queen after a

NHMF funding for last locomotive of its class

7 September 2022

The North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group has received £123,842 of COVID-19 recovery funding for vital restoration works to historic tank engine ‘Joem’.

Rare silver casket believed to have belonged to Mary Queen of Scots acquired by National Museum of Scotland

19 May 2022

An iconic piece of Scotland’s heritage will go on permanent display at the National Museum of Scotland thanks to £810,000 funding from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.

Rare Joseph Wright of Derby painting saved for the nation

16 May 2022

The remarkable painting by renowned artist Joseph Wright (1734–1797) will be on permanent public display after centuries of pri

National Trust acquires land of exceptional archaeological importance around Stonehenge

21 March 2022

Investment from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) will help protect the landscape’s significant archaeology, re-introduce chalk grasslands and open up access to the public.

‘Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution’ receives £9.9million COVID-19 recovery funding

19 March 2022

The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) grant will support vital conservation work at UNESCO World Heritage Site Ironbridge.