Hengrave Hall Manuscripts

Acquisition of the Hengrave Hall Manuscripts which consists of extensive family, household and antiquarian papers from the 12th to the 19th century.

A page from the building accounts of Hengrave Hall, 1525–35
A page from the building accounts of Hengrave Hall, 1525–35
Nation/region
East of England
Grant awarded
£283,853
Award date
Sector
Museums, Libraries and Archives
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Outstanding Tudor manuscripts saved for the nation

Worth almost £1million, the collection of Hengrave Hall Manuscripts, including fascinating papers from the Tudor period, was in danger of being broken up and sold at auction.

Following a campaign to save the papers by Cambridge University Library, their future is now safe following a grant of nearly £285,000 by The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) which allows the Library to complete the purchase.