When this you see, remember me
The Ackworth Hoard for Wakefield
Wakefield Council’s campaign to keep the Ackworth Hoard in the district is a success thanks to support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)
HLF has awarded £25,500 towards the acquisition of the treasure and a programme of associated activities so that people can learn about its importance to Wakefield and Yorkshire.
The Ackworth Hoard was found buried in a garden in Ackworth last year inside a pot made locally in Wrenthorpe. It is made up of 52 gold and 539 silver coins and a single gold ring.
It was declared as treasure by the West Yorkshire coroner last March and valued at £54,492.Dating to the Civil War, it is the only hoard known from the Wakefield district and has a distinct Royalist association.
Further support includes £49,000 raised from national funding, £27,000 from the Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant and £10,000 from the Headley Trust.
Over £2,500 has also been reached through local fundraising including Ackworth Parish Council donating £500, and the Council is providing financial support to fund the gap to reach the £54,500 needed to save the items for Yorkshire.
The Ackworth Hoard was found buried in a garden in Ackworth last year inside a pot made locally in Wrenthorpe. It is made up of 52 gold and 539 silver coins and a single gold ring.
It was declared as treasure by the West Yorkshire coroner last March and valued at £54,492.
Dating to the Civil War, it is the only hoard known from the Wakefield district and has a distinct Royalist association.
Further support includes £49,000 raised from national funding, £27,000 from the Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant and £10,000 from the Headley Trust.
Over £2,500 has also been reached through local fundraising including Ackworth Parish Council donating £500, and the Council is providing financial support to fund the gap to reach the £54,500 needed to save the items for Yorkshire.
