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The Fry Art Gallery received a grant of £1,000 towards the cost of a watercolour entitled “Airplant” by Edward Bawden, painted c. 1986 in his studio in Park Lane, Saffron Walden towards the end...

Essex Heritage Trust awarded a grant to the newly listed Grade II, Old Lifeboat House, now Walton’s Maritime Museum, for the conservation of its commemorative marble plaque and terracotta roundels. Badly eroded by frost damage,...

The current Church of St John the Baptist was built around 1335. It replaced previous buildings which dated back to 1186 and which were originally erected by the Knights Hospitaller (now the Order of the Knights...

The PMSA has been recording permanent public sculpture since 1997, and in 2016 it commenced in the County of Essex. This area was to be the subject of a new approach to recording, using...

Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome (SMGWA) is a historical and community treasure, now emerging from its decades-long rest. Located less than 12 miles from Chelmsford, nestled deep in the rural fields of Maldon District,...

The Beecroft Art Gallery has recently reopened its doors after being relocated to a very large building on Victoria Avenue in Southend-on-Sea that was previously home to the Southend Library. During this large-scale gallery...

A remarkable archaeological find has been secured by Saffron Walden Museum, thanks to grants from the Essex Heritage Trust and several national funding organisations. The large gold finger ring, measuring up to 27mm across...

Finchingfield Guildhall awarded £10,000 in July 2010 towards archaeological excavations prior to the restoration project of the 15th century building. By 2010 Finchingfield Guildhall was unusable, dangerous and on the At Risk Register. A...

A £5,000 grant in 2009 to The Museum of Power for the restoration of the Lilleshall Engine. The Museum of Power has restored the unique sight and sound of steam to the former Langford...