Hadrian's Wall and National Maritime Museum secure £9m Funding

The Lottery Heritage Fund announced yesterday that it was supporting the Vindolanda Trust and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich with £9m funding.

After considering applications seeking four times the amount of money available, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Board has decided to support two ambitious projects with funding totalling £9million. The Vindolanda Trust will transform its presentation of the central section of Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, will open up its world-class archive and create new state-of-the-art gallery and exhibition spaces.

Carole Souter, Chief Executive at HLF, said:

“These two exceptional projects were competing in a very tough batch and stood out for the quality of their proposals, management and the unique experiences they will provide. They won through after much debate and will open up two very different aspects of our heritage."

The full press release here.

The story in the Independent, the Herald, the Northumberland Gazette and at the BBC. Thanks to Alex Johnson at Shedworking for the hat tip.