Portrait of William Mackinnon by Gainsborough Acquisition of one of the artist's earliest known works. Portrait of a boy, William Mackinnon, c. 26 September 1984
Portrait of William Jones by Hogarth Acquisition of portrait of William Jones by William Hogarth. 27 June 1984
Portrait of Reverend John Chafy by Gainsborough Acquisition at auction of portrait of Reverend Chafy, c1750-2, oil on canvas, 749 x 609mm. 27 June 1984
Powerstock Common, Dorset Acquisition of 115 ha. of woodland, grassland, ponds and streams. SSSI. 26 September 1984
Portrait of the Shudi family by Tuscher Acquisition at auction of portrait of Burkat Shudi and his Family by Marcus Tuscher, circa 1742. 21 November 1984
Portrait of Sir Alexander Morison by Richard Dadd Acquisition of portrait of Sir Alexander Morison (1779-1866), a pioneer of psychiatric medicine and 25 July 1984
Preservation of National Film Archive film 3 Reprocessing of pre-1951 film held on nitrate stock. 23 February 1984
Preservation of Archive Film Scottish Film 2 Re-processing of 28 films by transfer from 35mm nitrate, colour, and fragile 16mm black/white archiv 26 September 1984
Preservation of National Film Archive film Application 4 Re-processing of four pre-1951 colour films: The Great Mr Handel, Blithe Spirit, An Ideal Husband, B 21 March 1984
Portrait of Admiral Nelson by Beechey Acquisition of portrait of Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson. 21 November 1984