Castle Howard, which is receiving a £4.5 million loan from the Cultural Recovery Fund and (inset) Shakespeare s Rose Theatre in York, built by Acorn Events which is receiving a £4 million loan CASTLE Howard has been given a £4.5 million loan to help it survive the pandemic - while the firm which built Shakespeare s Rose Theatre in York has been given a £4 million loan. Thirsk and Malton MP, Kevin Hollinrake said a total of £5,369,640 had been allocated from the Cultural Recovery Fund for culture and heritage organisations in his constituency to help make them financially secure over coming months. He said the Castle Howard Estate was receiving £4,540,000, the North Yorkshire Moors Historical Railway Trust £578,000, the Ryedale Folk Museum £39,950, the Palace Cinema in Malton £21,490, Rural Arts North Yorkshire £55,000, the Wesley Centre in Malton £39,000, Pickering Methodist Church £28,700 and Scampston Hall & Walled Garden £67,500.