Horatio Hawes, armourer

In 2024, Horatio Hawes from Nottinghamshire was funded to extend his internship at Lancaster Armouries, with one-to-one training from master armourer Matthew Finchen, alongside a number of other short courses. His plans are to further explore the use of precious metals within armour making, combining blacksmithing, silversmithing, and goldsmithing techniques in wearable works of art.

This bursary was offered with the support The Royal Mint.