
Projects
Linen Industrial Research Association Library and Collection
Acquisition of library and historical collection of the Linen Industrial Research Association (LIRA)
Chirk Cabinet
Acquisition of cabinet, traditionally believed to be a gift from Charles II to Sir Thomas Myddelton
Portrait of the Earl of Arundel by Rubens
Drawing, portrait of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Arundel (1585-1646) by Rubens (1577-1640).
Blue Baby Blitz over Britain by Burra
Acquisition of a watercolour by Edward Burra (1905-1976). Burra lived in Rye.
Barford Meadows, Northamptonshire
Acquisition of 47.5 hectares of land, of which 14 acres are Sites of Special Scientific Interes
Hampton Meadow and Big and Little Million, Herefordshire
Acquisition of Hampton Meadow, around 55 acres at the confluence of the Rivers Lugg and Frome, and a
Whitehouse Railway Photographic Collection
Acquisition of the collection of railway-related photographs: 14,000 negatives, 4600 prints, the wor
Portrait of John Campbell as a Child by Jervas
Acquisition of portrait of John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane, as a child in Highland costume (1
Old Schoolhouse, Cottown, Perthshire
Acquisition of a unique, Category A-listed, clay-built, thatched-roof cottage dating from 1745, the
James Watt Archive
Acquisition of archive of James Watt (1736-1819), surveyor, engineer, mathematical and musical instr