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| Mary Rose given £21m cash boost | Mary Rose given £21m cash boost |
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| The world's last surviving 16th Century warship has been awarded a £21m grant. | The world's last surviving 16th Century warship has been awarded a £21m grant. |
| Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose, housed at Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard, was raised from the bottom of the Solent, in 1982. | Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose, housed at Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard, was raised from the bottom of the Solent, in 1982. |
| Fears the national treasure would be sold for firewood if the funding bid failed clouded the 25th anniversary of the ship's raising last October. | Fears the national treasure would be sold for firewood if the funding bid failed clouded the 25th anniversary of the ship's raising last October. |
| The Heritage Lottery Fund grant will be used to complete its conservation and build a museum around the vessel. | The Heritage Lottery Fund grant will be used to complete its conservation and build a museum around the vessel. |
| The overall cost of the project will total £20.5m. | The overall cost of the project will total £20.5m. |
| Over 19,000 artefacts recovered from the ship will be on display at the museum, which is currently a temporary structure. | Over 19,000 artefacts recovered from the ship will be on display at the museum, which is currently a temporary structure. |
| Admiral John Lippiett, of the Mary Rose Trust, said: "[It] paves the way to complete the long conservation process and display the majority of amazing artefacts in a magnificent museum. | Admiral John Lippiett, of the Mary Rose Trust, said: "[It] paves the way to complete the long conservation process and display the majority of amazing artefacts in a magnificent museum. |
| The Mary Rose was taken to a dry dock after being raised in 1982 | The Mary Rose was taken to a dry dock after being raised in 1982 |
| "The learning facilities will be world class and able to meet the huge demand placed upon them by school children and students." | "The learning facilities will be world class and able to meet the huge demand placed upon them by school children and students." |
| Dame Liz Forgan, chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), said: "The Mary Rose is an amazing time-capsule and one of our most precious heritage icons." | Dame Liz Forgan, chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), said: "The Mary Rose is an amazing time-capsule and one of our most precious heritage icons." |
| The Mary Rose, which sank on 19 July 1545 is the only 16th Century warship in the world to be recovered and put on display. | The Mary Rose, which sank on 19 July 1545 is the only 16th Century warship in the world to be recovered and put on display. |
| In 2006, the trust's £13.5m Heritage Lottery Fund bid for the major upgrade of the museum failed. | In 2006, the trust's £13.5m Heritage Lottery Fund bid for the major upgrade of the museum failed. |
| More than 60 million people worldwide watched the hull of the ship being brought to the surface in 1982 after 437 years submerged in the Solent. | More than 60 million people worldwide watched the hull of the ship being brought to the surface in 1982 after 437 years submerged in the Solent. |
| She is estimated to have generated more than £60m since 1982 as one of Portsmouth's major tourist attractions. | She is estimated to have generated more than £60m since 1982 as one of Portsmouth's major tourist attractions. |
| Meanwhile, the Victorian tea clipper the Cutty Sark, at Greenwich in south-east London, has been awarded £10m from the fund. | |
| The ship was badly damaged by fire in dry dock part way through a £25m conservation project in May last year. | The ship was badly damaged by fire in dry dock part way through a £25m conservation project in May last year. |