Projects

Orford Ness

Acquisition for management as a nature reserve of the 5 mile long shingle spit comprising 1500 acres

Petty Papers

Acquisition of the correspondence and papers of Sir William Petty (1623-1687) a manufacturer, mercha

Brogyntyn Manuscripts

Acquisition of collection of medieval and later Welsh and English literary MSS (the 'Brogyntyn', for

Kinnaird Head Lighthouse

Acquisition of, and repairs to, Kinnaird Head Lighthouse and cost of initial repairs for a scheme th

Gibside Estate

Acquisition of the walled garden, garden cottage and outbuildings, the monument, the remains of the

Wedding Suit of James II

Acquisition of a 17th century man's suit, said to be the wedding suit of James II, then Duke of York