Charles Rennie Mackintosh Artefacts from Hill House Acquisition of some ebonised wood and silver candlesticks, and silvered copper ewers and basins, tha 16 September 1981
Caudwell’s Mill, Derbyshire, and flour roller-mill machinery Acquisition of the mill and its machinery. 18 March 1981
Coalbrookdale Old Furnace, restoration Conservation of the furnace in which Abraham Darby I undertook the first trials of smelting iron wit 18 March 1981
Castle Coole, Stonework Repairs: First application and acquisition of surrounding land. Acquisition of land surrounding Castle Coole, County Fermanagh, designed by James Wyatt between 1789 20 May 1981
Buckland Abbey, Devon Acquisition of farmland and associated buildings, to enhance and protect Buckland Abbey, former home 29 April 1981
Cardiff Ship Stores Acquisition for preservation of 1895 building in Bute Street, Cardiff's most famous dockland street. 14 October 1981
Bluebird 1961 Acquisition of Bluebird car built in 1961, that broke the world land speed record in 1964, driven 24 June 1981
Big Pit Land and Railway Track. To assist development of Big Pit as a working museum, acquisition of 3/4 mile of railway land and t 18 November 1981
Big Pit Rolling Stock Acquisition and repair of two passenger coaches; 1 brake guards van; 8 china clay wagons, smoke tube 18 November 1981
Blar-nam-Faoileag, Caithness Acquisition of rights over 5,562 acres of wild blanket peat bog in Caithness, one of Europe's few re 18 November 1981