COWPER MEMORIAL MUSEUM

Registered charity 310521 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COWPER AND NEWTON MUSEUM - HOME OF OLNEYS HERITAGE

The museum commemorates the poet William Cowper, who lived in the house from 1768 to 1786, and his friend the preacher, hymnwriter and slave trade abolitionist John Newton (author of 'Amazing Grace'). It holds an important collection of lace and items relating to the archaeology and history of Olney and its surrounding villages. The historic gardens include Cowper's original summer house/study.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£105k
Latest spending
£91k
Registered
1962

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Operates in: Milton Keynes

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2026£105k£91k
31/01/2025£117k£121k
31/01/2024£172k£223k
31/01/2023£185k£138k
31/01/2022£74k£54k

Government & lottery funding

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FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/01/2022£99k"Amazing Grace 250- Celebrating a Diverse Legacy"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/08/2020£16k"COVID19 Cowper and Newton Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/08/2017£94k"Cowper and Newton Revisited"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/01/2007£49k"From Slave Trade to Fair Trade' - Commemorating 200 Years since the Abolition of the Slave Trade"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/09/2006£235k"Acquisition and Interpretation of the Cowper Johnson Archive"