Projects
Burton Constable Hall, North Humberside
Acquisition and endowment of a large (Grade I) Elizabethan mansion set in 300 acres of parkland (Gra
Broseley Pipeworks
Acquisition of the contents of the Clay Pipe Factory in the village of Broseley, across the River Se
Ham Fen, Kent
Acquisition of 73 acres comprising Ham Fen, part of the Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSI.
Portraits of Mrs Frances Hesketh and Fleetwood Hesketh by Wright of Derby
Mrs Frances Hesketh' and 'Fleetwood Hesketh', both oil on canvas, by Joseph Wright of Derby.
Holywells Park, Ipswich by Gainsborough
Acquisition by private treaty sale of painting of Holywells Park, Ipswich by Gainsborough.
Adam Mirror
Acquisition at auction of a mirror, with carved giltwood frame, designed by Robert Adam for Lor
Briddlesford Woods, Isle of Wight
Acquisition of 207 acres of ancient, broadleaved woodland to the north east of the Isle of Wight.
Middleham Pendant
Acquisition at export stop of a medieval gold pendant found near Middleham Castle in 1985 by someone
Pentwyn Farm, Monmouthshire
Acquisition of Pentwyn Farm on the edge of the village of Penallt.