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Purchase of the Bruce Longitude Sea-Clock
The Bruce-Oosterwijck longitude pendulum sea clock is one of only two examples of a clock of its kind in the world
Projects
Acquisition of "Armistice Day, November 11th, 1918, Grosvenor Place, London" by Sir John Lavery
The British public had been notified of the armistice by the Prime minister, David Lloyd George,
Paradise Restored: Reuniting Hestercombe’s historic landscape
Attracting over 100,000 visitors a year, Hestercombe Gardens combines four complete period gardens spanning four centuries of garden design
John Bellany: The Boat Builders, 1962
John Bellany was born in Port Seton, East Lothian in 1942.
Acquisition of the portrait of Dylan Thomas by Augustus John
Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea in 1914 and Augustus John in Tenby in 1878.
Potential purchase of the 'Canterbury Trussel Bible'
The Canterbury Trussel Bible now named the “Lyghfield Bible”, after the monk William Lighfield, i
Acquisition of "Two Women in a Garden" by Eric Ravilious
Eric Ravilious is now established as one of the most popular artists of the twentieth century.
Saving Queen Victoria
Sir Alfred Gilbert, often referred to as the ‘leading British sculptor of his generation’ was the
Securing the future of Gwrych Castle
Gwrych Castle is a Grade I listed country house in north Wales.
Securing the future of ‘A Game of Bowls’ at Ightham Mote
‘A Game of Bowls’ is a one-off experimental oil painting that captures a view of Ightham Mote as