LOTTERY funds of £251,000 will be used to revamp Ripon's Police and Prison Museum.
The cash will be used for the museum set in the old Liberty Prison, which closed in 1878, one of three museums operated by the Museum Trust.
Earlier funds raised have paid for purchase of a linkway between the museum and what was the 17th Century House of Correction, now a private residence.
The grant will enable the trustees to create a new entrance and reception areas, shop and disabled hoist to help wheelchair users to gain access to the second floor.
Items in the museum tell the story of law and order when, due to the King's Peace declared in Charles reign, law abiding citizens were expected to keep the lawless in order, through to the present day.
Honorary curator Ralph Lindley said: "The grant is excellent news and just reward for many people who have put in an awful lot of hard work in preparing the application. Full cost of the scheme, with match funding, will be £370,000.
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