Wood of Cree, Dumfries Acquisition of 394 acres of the Wood of Cree, the largest ancient wood in southern Scotland. 23 May 1984
View of Wanstead House and Park by Charles Catton. Acquisition at auction of oil painting of Wanstead House, a Palladian House demolished in the 1820s. 21 November 1984
View on the Amstel by Rembrandt Acquisition of a landscape drawing by Rembrandt: the bend in the Amstel at Kostverloren House, with 24 October 1984
Wedgwood copy of the Portland Vase Acquisition of the Erasmus Darwin Portland Vase copy. 25 January 1984
Way to Calvary by Bassano Acquisition of the painting The Way to Calvary by Jacopo Bassano (c1517-1592) probably painted aroun 22 February 1984
Wellington Bomber 2 Additional grant towards salvage of Wellington Bomber 'R for Robert' from Loch Ness. 25 April 1984
Trevor Embroidered Panels Acquisition of twelve embroidered panels c 1700, mainly worked in wool on a canvas ground, with deta 25 April 1984
Tiddesley Wood, Pershore Acquisition of 999-year lease on 168-acre Tiddesley Wood near Pershore, one of the largest remaining 27 June 1984
Surveyor’s Rule by Humphrey Cole 1574 Acquisition of brass surveyor's rule by Humphrey Cole (?1530-91), the first native-born instrument m 21 November 1984