Orde Wingate medals, uniform & memorabilia Acquisition at auction of the medals and personal memorabilia of Major-General Orde Wingate, the fou 22 April 1996
Orde Wingate Archive Acquisition by private treaty sale of a mixture of official, semi-official and personal documents an 24 June 1996
Pair of silver dessert forks by Charles Rennie Mackintosh Pair of silver dessert forks designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and made by David W Hislop, Glasg 11 January 1996
Model of Standard Broad-Gauge Locomotive Acquisition of a model of a prototype train, commissioned by the eminent railway engineer Sir Daniel 19 February 1996
Moyser Monument Repair and restoration of the Moyser Monument in St Mary's Lockington. 16 December 1996
Mudge Quarter Repeating Watch Acquisition of a grande-sonnerie quarter repeating watch, c 1756-7, believed to have been made to fi 20 May 1996
Merrion Monotype Collection Acquisition of historic printing equipment from The Monotype Corporation, comprising principally sev 23 September 1996
Jones Family Conversation Piece by Hogarth Acquisition of 'Jones Family Conversation Piece' which was commissioned from William Hogarth in 1730 24 June 1996
Hynish, Isle of Tiree, Upper Square Acquisition of three houses in Upper Square, part of an historic complex of the former lighthouse es 24 June 1996