Plymouth History Centre - great news

[terryleaman]

After many years of campaigning great news today from PCC, Aug 12, 2016

Fantastic news –we’ve just had confirmation of a huge £14.8 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund

Our vision to transform our City Museum and Art Gallery, Central Library and St Luke’s Church buildings into one major new attraction can now become a reality.

We already received a £940,300 grant from the HLF to work up detailed designs for the buildings and exhibition spaces and secured planning permission during its development phase.

Now with this huge grant in the bag, we’re getting ready to put spades in the ground.

[BradMajors]

I do not see how this is "great news".  It is just another building.   There are better ways for this money to be spent.

[terryleaman]

Obviously you are not a local, otherwise you would realise what an enormous step forward this is. It will rescue seriously threatened historic artifacts and documents from the poor conditions they are now kept in.

[BradMajors]

There is no need to be a xenophobe.  The purpose of this new building is not to preserve any "seriously threatened collections".  This money could be better spent preserving existing collections (among other things).