The Mary Rose has been saved from irreversible deterioration after Historic England stepped in to pay £25,000 to help cover the wages of three members of conservation staff.
The money will allow the employees to continue monitoring, maintaining and repairing the complex environmental system that preserves the wooden hulk of the 16th century Tudor warship.
The Mary Rose Museum, in Portsmouth, applied for the extra funding this month as lockdown left its coffers running dangerously low.
It has received no income from visitors since March 18 leaving the museum at risk of having to permanently close its doors in April 2021.
The Mary Rose, kept in Portsmouth, has been saved from deterioration. The funds will allow workers to continue to monitor, maintain and repair the environmental system protecting the 16th century Tudor ship named as favourite of King Henry VIII.
The battleship lay on the Solent seabed for more than four centuries before it was heaved back to the surface by archaeologists in 1982
The CEO of the Mary Rose Trust, Helen Bonser-Wilton, welcomed the much-needed injection of funds but warned that without further support they may 'struggle to survive this financial year'.
'The grant from Historic England is very timely and much appreciated,' she said.
'It helps us to cover some of the essential costs of our specialist conservation and collections care team.
'But the Mary Rose remains in mortal peril.
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'Without on-going significant help with caring for this internationally significant and iconic collection we will struggle to survive this financial year.'
The Mary Rose along with more than 19,000 Tudor Lạc Sơn Đại Phật artefacts - including canon balls, chain mail and anchors - at the museum must be kept at the right room temperature and humidity to avoid rapid deterioration.
Pictured is the ship's hull being removed from the seabed in an operation watched by more than six million people worldwide
Pictured is its anchor being removed. The ship has more than 19,000 artefacts - which all need to be carefully preserved in constant environmental conditions
The money will allow the employees to continue monitoring, maintaining and repairing the complex environmental system that preserves the wooden hulk of the 16th century Tudor warship.
The Mary Rose Museum, in Portsmouth, applied for the extra funding this month as lockdown left its coffers running dangerously low.
It has received no income from visitors since March 18 leaving the museum at risk of having to permanently close its doors in April 2021.
The Mary Rose, kept in Portsmouth, has been saved from deterioration. The funds will allow workers to continue to monitor, maintain and repair the environmental system protecting the 16th century Tudor ship named as favourite of King Henry VIII.
The battleship lay on the Solent seabed for more than four centuries before it was heaved back to the surface by archaeologists in 1982
The CEO of the Mary Rose Trust, Helen Bonser-Wilton, welcomed the much-needed injection of funds but warned that without further support they may 'struggle to survive this financial year'.
'The grant from Historic England is very timely and much appreciated,' she said.
'It helps us to cover some of the essential costs of our specialist conservation and collections care team.
'But the Mary Rose remains in mortal peril.
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'Without on-going significant help with caring for this internationally significant and iconic collection we will struggle to survive this financial year.'
The Mary Rose along with more than 19,000 Tudor Lạc Sơn Đại Phật artefacts - including canon balls, chain mail and anchors - at the museum must be kept at the right room temperature and humidity to avoid rapid deterioration.
Pictured is the ship's hull being removed from the seabed in an operation watched by more than six million people worldwide
Pictured is its anchor being removed. The ship has more than 19,000 artefacts - which all need to be carefully preserved in constant environmental conditions
