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Sledge and sledge flag from Shackleton s British Antarctic Expedition acquired for the nation Sledge Flag from Shackleton s British Antarctic Expedition. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON .- The National Maritime Museum and the Scott Polar Research Institute have acquired the sledge and sledging flag that Dr Eric Marshall (1879-1963) used on the British Antarctic Expedition (BAE) of 1907-1909 one of the most important expeditions in British polar history. NHMF safeguards nationally important heritage at risk of loss, establishing a UK wide collection of outstanding heritage over the past 40 years. The sledge and sledging flag are the two most recent treasures supported by the Fund, with a grant of £204,700, to mark its 40th anniversary, and symbolise the remarkable achievements of these explorers. They join significant items from other polar explorations that have been saved for the nation including: ....
Shackleton artifacts to be donated to U.K. museums The National Heritage Memorial Fund says the sled will be donated to London’s National Maritime Museum, and the flag to Cambridge’s Scott Polar Research Institute. By JAMES BROOKSAssociated Press Share An 11-foot-long wooden sled used on Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton’s British Antarctic expedition is displayed on a table at Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre in London. James Brooks/Associated Press LONDON A sled and flag used in one of explorer Ernest Shackleton’s famed expeditions to the South Pole have been bought by a British government-funded body to keep the treasured artifacts in the U.K. ....
LONDON (AP) A sled and flag used in one of explorer Ernest Shackleton s famed expeditions to the South Pole have been bought by a British government-funded body to keep the treasured artifacts in the U.K. The National Heritage Memorial Fund, a government-funded body, said Wednesday that it paid 204,000 pounds ($274,000) to help purchase the two items, used in the first of three British Antarctic expeditions led by Shackleton in the early 1900s. The artifacts will be donated to two English museums. Earlier this year, British authorities slapped a temporary export ban on the artifacts. The expedition was named Nimrod after the ship, which came within less than 100 miles (160 kilometers) of the South Pole for the first time in 1909. But before reaching their target, the explorers were forced to turn back, having stretched their rations to the limit. ....
Shackleton expedition artifacts to be donated to UK museums by James Brooks, The Associated Press Posted Dec 16, 2020 3:47 am EDT Last Updated Dec 16, 2020 at 3:58 am EDT LONDON A sledge and flag used in one of explorer Ernest Shackleton’s famed expeditions to the South Pole have been bought by a British government-funded body to keep the treasured artefacts in the U.K. The National Heritage Memorial Fund, a government-funded body, said Wednesday it paid 204,000 pounds ($274,000) to help purchase the two items, used in the first of three British Antarctic expeditions led by Shackleton in the early 1900s. The artifacts will be donated to two English museums. ....