Welcome to the Anna Plowden Trust website

Welcome to the Anna Plowden Trust website. We are a charity whose aims are to improve skills in conserving the man made heritage and to raise public awareness of the importance of conservation. We hope this site will explain what we do. If you require any further information about us, please contact us using the (link to contact page).


Latest News

Anna Plowden Trust Award for Research and Innovation 2007

The winners of the 2007 award, announced as part of the 2007 Conservation Awards at the British Museum on September 27 th, were Professor Norman Tennent of Fyne Conservation Services and Dr James Nobbs of the University of Leeds for their work on colour matching for ceramic conservation. This work was designed to address the issue of metamerism in ceramic conservation, where two colours can appear the same... more

Anna Plowden Award for Research and Innovation

Three exciting projects have been short-listed for the 2007 Anna Plowden Trust award for research and innovation in conservation. They are Professor Norman Tennent and Dr James Nobbs for work on optimising ceramic conservation colour matching; Dr James Tate and others for work on understanding... more

Changes to the Trustees of the Trust

Jane McAusland and David Leigh have joined the Board as Trustees of the Anna Plowden Trust. Jane is conservator of fine art on paper with national and international experience. She was a founder member of the Institute of Paper Conservation. Her clients have included large and small museums, the Royal Library... more

Conservation Awards 2007

The Conservation Awards, the UK's premier awards in the conservation field, have  been launched for 2007. The Awards will be presented at the British Museum in September 2007. Short-listed applicants attract significant publicity, and receive a certificate recognising their achievement at the presentation event.

Applications are invited for the Anna Plowden Trust Award for Research and Innovation.This award recognises the achievements of those involved in conservation research and development. It is presented for the best completed programme of research or development intended to advance the knowledge and practice of conservation. This may include research aimed at furthering the understanding of materials, their production and their conservation; and/or production of materials, equipment, systems or techniques for improved conservation and collections care, or for examination, analysis, treatment or monitoring. It must have been accepted for publication or put on the market in the UK between 1 June 2005 and 28 February 2007... more


The 2005 Award for Innovation in Conservation

The third Anna Plowden Trust award for research and innovation in conservation was made on November 22nd 2005 to Mark Bambrough for the development of new approach to the protection of stained glass.

Stained glass windows often require environmental protection and this is done by installing various forms of secondary glazing. The present industry standard is to create a “mirror image” of the window showing in particular the leadwork. But the glazing itself alters the external appearance of the window through reflection and glare and the mirror creates double images. more