The Heritage Lottery Fund gives £274000 for museum to display Anglo Saxon jewellery

There is to be a new showcase to display a collection of Saxon items collected from a Princess’ grave. And the national lottery has played a huge part in this being possible.

The gold jewellery was discovered at the grave in a farmer’s field in East Cleveland and is set to be displayed at the Kirkleatham Museum.

The items found are so rare that they have been named as items of national importance by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Because of the significance of the find, the Heritage Lottery Fund has given £274000 to the museum. The Heritage Lottery Fund believes that it is important to keep the pieces in the North East, where they were found, for the local residents to be able to see.

Some of the pieces found are associated with a rare Anglo Saxon bed burial where a female body is laid out on a wooden bed and buried with gold jewellery. There are only 12 of these burial sites in the country.

Using the money from the lottery, a new Anglo Saxon gallery will be created in the museum as well as a touring exhibition.