The Engineering Heritage Award (formerly EHHS) was established in 1984 to celebrate excellence in mechanical engineering. The unique strengths of the Award enable both the Institution and the mechanical engineering profession to benefit through increasing public awareness of engineering, past and present.

The Award recognises artefacts, locations, collections and landmarks of significant mechanical engineering importance, many of which have been previously recognised under the Engineering Heritage Hallmark Scheme.

To qualify for an Award, the artefact/location/collection/landmark submitted for consideration must demonstrate at least one of the following criteria:

• A unique feature eg first of a kind, oldest in existence or only surviving example
• Industrial innovation
• A facet of mechanical engineering, or associated with a person or event, which has made a significant contribution to society and/or mechanical engineering

If a nomination is successful, it will be presented with one of the prestigious EHA cast metal plaques branded with the Institution’s Heritage emblem and containinga short citation.

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Click here to see the previous EHHS recipients