St Helen’s Church, Abingdon: Medieval Painted Ceiling Conservation of a painted ceiling, installed in the early 1390s in the Lady Chapel of St Helen's 21 February 1990
Sow Dale, Lincolnshire Acquisition of 58 acres of grassland and woodland dale on the Spilsby Sandstone at Old Bolingbroke i 31 July 1990
St Michael and All Angels Church, Copford, Wall Paintings Conservation of a series of medieval wall-paintings at St Michael and All Angels Church, Copford, Es 27 June 1990
Sir Emery Walker Library Acquisition of a specialist library on typography, printing and printing history built up by Emery W 24 January 1990
Single Form by Barbara Hepworth Acquisition of sculpture by Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975), an outstanding example of the scupltu 27 June 1990
Roman Finger Ring from Corbridge Acquisition by private treaty sale of Roman finger ring from Corbridge. 21 December 1990
Queen Street Mill, Burnley Acquisition of and repairs to Queen Street Mill, Burnley, the last remaining working, steam-driven w 26 September 1990
Portrait of Elizabeth of Bohemia by Peake the Elder Acquisition of a portrait of Elizabeth of Bohemia (1596-1662) the daughter of James I, who married F 21 February 1990
Plas Dinefwr (Newton House) Acquisition of Plas Dinefwr (Newton House) a grade II* listed house at the centre of Dinefwr Park i 26 September 1990
Pegwell Bay by William Dyce Acquisition of watercolour of Pegwell Bay by William Dyce RA RSA (1806-1864), one of Aberdeen;s most 24 May 1990