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Conservation Awards 2002 - Other Applications Received
Name of applicant

Project title

Project description
York Early Music Foundation
www.ncem.co.uk
The National Centre for Early Music Conservation and renovation of St Margaret's Church, York, to house the National Centre for Early Music.
Dept. of Geology, National Museums and Galleries of Wales
www.nmgw.ac.uk/geology
Conservation and display of a Victorian mounted fossil marine reptile Conservation of fossil marine reptile investigating composition of specimen and Victorian preparation techniques. Provision of new support system enabling individual sections to be removed for study.
Tiverton and Mid-Devon Museum Trust
www.tivertonmuseum.org.uk
Conservation of farm waggons and carts Innovatory project to conserve and document 14 farm waggons and carts.
Conway Conservation
www.conway
conservation.com
HMS Northumberland model Conservation and restoration of large-scale Victorian ship model "HMS Northumberland", and display at the Museum of the Port of London and Docklands from summer 2002.
Tobit Curteis Associates
www.tobit-curteis-
associates.com
Conservation of decoration in FitzwilliamMuseum, Cambridge Conservation of the 19th-century polychrome decoration in the entrance hall of the Fitzwilliam Museum, including historical research into original techniques of decoration and a study of the causes of deterioration.
Stephenson Railway Museum, North Shields
www.ntsra.freeserve.co.uk
The Harton Coal Company Siemens Electric Locomotive E4 Conservation and restoration of electric locomotive to demonstratable condition, using an environmentally friendly alternative power supply.
Museum of Kent Life Trust
www.museum-kentlife.co.uk
Lenham Cottages Reconstruction and conservation of a 17th-century timber-framed building at the Museum of Kent Life.
Skillington Workshop
www.skillington.org
Conservation of monument in Exton Church, Rutland Extensive conservation work to large marble church monument to Lord Viscount Campden, regarded as Grinling Gibbons' most important work in stone.
The Mary Rose Trust
www.maryrose.org
Conservation of a fighting-top recovered from the wreck of the Mary Rose Conservation of fighting-top through treatment with solution of polyethylene glycol followed by vacuum freeze-drying.
Textile Conservation Studio of the People's History Museum, Manchester
www.peopleshistory
museum.org.uk
www.doncaster.gov.uk
Conservation and display of 1st West York Militia Colours, dated 1770 Full remedial conservation of exceptionally early pair of regimental colours, display in bespoke case; communication of conservation concepts to visitors though displays and photographs.
Angus Council Leisure Services: Cultural Services Division
www.angus.gov.uk/history/
museums/meffan.htm
Conservation and display of the William Lamb Arsa collection Casting of plaster sculptures and other works in bronze and siting some casts in public places; framing of watercolours and etchings; encapsulation and binding of etchings and drawings; restoration of wood carvings.
Plowden and Smith Ltd. and the V&A Museum
www.plowden-smith.com
Research, conservation and installation of the Hereford chancel screen Conservation of the Hereford chancel screen removed from Hereford Cathedral in 1967, rebuilt in the Ironwork Gallery of the V&A after 12 months' conservation work.
The Industrial Heritage Co.
www.heritage
engineering.com
The Smethwick Engine Relocation, conservation and animation of the world's oldest working steam engine.
Cliveden Conservation Workshop
www.cliveden
conservation.co.uk
Indian Plaster Palace, Osborne House, Isle of Wight Conservation of plaster model of an Indian palace presented to Queen Victoria.
National Museums of Scotland
www.nms.ac.uk
Conservation of the Mackintosh Panels from the Willow Tea-Rooms Conservation of the two most fragile of the original Mackintosh panel sets from the Willow Tea-rooms in Glasgow, involving research into hitherto unexplored areas of Mackintosh's work.

Anna Plowden Trust Award 2002 - Other Applications Received
Name of applicant

Project title

Project description
Leicester School of Architecture, De Montfort University and the Dept. of Chemistry, University of Leicester/The Churches Conservation Trust
www.lsa.dmu.ac.uk
www.visitchurches.org.uk
Investigation of environmental factors and stone decay at St Andrew's Church, Walpole St Andrew, Norfolk Interdisciplinary project into long-term stone decay, resulting in understanding of decay mechanism and proposition of innovative remedial treatment. 
Tiverton and Mid-Devon Museum Trust
www.tivertonmuseum.org.uk
Conservation of farm waggons and carts Innovatory project to conserve and document 14 farm waggons and carts.
Dept. of Geology, National Museums and Galleries of Wales
www.nmgw.ac.uk/geology
Conservation and display of a Victorian mounted fossil marine reptile Conservation of fossil marine reptile investigating composition of specimen and Victorian preparation techniques. Provision of new support system enabling individual sections to be removed for study.


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