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The Brontë Society in Haworth has been successful in its bid to bring back home to where it was written one of Charlotte Brontë’s rare ‘little books’

Close to £1million has been raised to purchase a collection of writings by the Scottish geologist, Sir Charles Lyell

The Brunel Museum has secured for the nation an iconic photograph of the eminent Victorian industrialist, Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Gainsborough’s House, Thomas Gainsborough’s childhood home, has acquired a rare 18th century English harpsichord for £91,000, saving this important musical instrument for the nation

Durham University, has purchased the remarkable archives of John George Lambton, the first Earl of Durham and a key figure in 19th century politics

An exceptionally rare, miniature painting entitled The Spanish Armada off the Coast of England, which was temporarily subject to a UK export bar, has been acquired by National Museums NI

The painting William Wollaston and his Family in a Grand Interior by eminent 18th-century English artist William Hogarth, has been allocated to New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester

A rare medal belonging to William South, a former pupil of the London Foundling Hospital, who served on HMS Victory under Admiral Nelson, has been acquired by the Founding Museum

The acquisition was made possible with a grant of £865,200 from NHMF and funding from other generous supporters

73 acres of historic land at Ham Hill in Somerset, which includes extensive archaeological remains, has been secured for the nation