New Cornwall archive centre in Redruth secures £12m Published duration 6 August 2015

image copyright Cornwall Council image caption Construction work is expected to start in 2016 and the centre should open in 2018, said Cornwall Council

Almost £12m of funding has been secured to build a new archive centre for Cornwall.

The money has been given to Cornwall Council and has come from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

It will be used to create Kresen Kernow, on the site of the former Redruth Brewery.

The council says the centre will house the world's largest collection of manuscripts, books, maps and photographs related to Cornwall.

Julian German, council cabinet member for economy and culture, said the centre would be part of a wider regeneration scheme in the area, which is expected to create more than 300 jobs and £40m of investment in Redruth.

Construction work is expected to start in 2016 and the centre should open in 2018, the authority said.

Redruth Brewery operated from the site for more than 200 years until it closed in 2004.

Homes, flats, offices, shops, a hotel and a micro-brewery will also be built on the site.