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  • Waulking the tweed, in front of Stein School Building, Waternish
    Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre
  • Lease of lands 10 May 1562 (W(A) 2 x 1 c9). NMCT grant 2013. Image courtesy of Northamptonshire Archives Service.
    Northamptonshire Archives Service
  • Donizetti autograph manuscript of Pia de’ Tolomei.
    Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
  • Christ Church: conservation of musical manuscripts.
    Past Grants
  • The Winchester Bible
    Winchester Cathedral
  • Ceredigion Archives
  • Chirk Castle: the Myddleton Pedigree
    Chirk Castle, National Trust
  • Bronte Society
  • William Simons Ship Plans Preservation Project
    University of Glasgow

The NMCT helps preserve important manuscript and archive collections by awarding grants for their conservation.

Welcome to the NMCT

Since the NMCT was founded in 1990 it has awarded grants of nearly £3.5m which have enabled the conservation of hundreds of musical, literary, architectural and other vital historical documents that would otherwise have been lost or faced an uncertain future. 

We welcome applications from non national archives and record offices, as well as specialist libraries, universities and museums.  We have two grant deadlines a year, April 1st and October 1st - you can find out how to apply and can download application forms from this website. 

The case studies of past grants give a good idea of the sorts of projects that we support and you can download a list of all grants since 2010 to get the complete picture.

Please do feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss a potential application.

Find out more about NMCT

  • Christ Church: conservation of musical manuscripts.Christ Church: conservation of musical manuscripts.

  • Ceredigion Archives: conservation of the Williams letters, some written from Waterloo.Ceredigion Archives: conservation of the Williams letters, some written from Waterloo.

News

  1. Latest grants from NMCT

    Monday, 7th December, 2020

  2. Government Covid support - act now!

    Monday, 10th August, 2020

  3. Celebrating three decades' support for manuscript conservation

    Monday, 15th June, 2020

Conisborough Court Rolls

Spanning the years 1265-1935, and made up of 151 parchment rolls and 15 parchment and paper volumes, these records shed light on the lives of the ordinary inhabitants of 28 South Yorkshire townships until the 1340s, and of 16 townships thereafter.

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