
Projects
D H Lawrence Manuscript of Memoirs of Maurice Magnus
Acquisition of the manuscript of an essay written by D H Lawrence in 1922 as an introduction to Magn
Fossil Ichthyosaur from Kilve, Somerset
Acquisition of a well-preserved and prepared complete fossil skeleton of a Jurassic ichthyosaur, fou
Fortescue Estate Land, Exmoor National Park
Acquisition of 4,260 acres in centre of Exmoor National Park, centred around Simonsbath and adjoinin
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.
Wooded River Landscape by da Cortona
Acquisition of drawing from the Holkham Hall sale of old master drawings.
Todd Bowden Tauchnitz Collection
Acquisition of the Todd Bowden Tauchnitz collection of books, c.7,000 items.
Samson and the Philistines, Sculpture by Foggini
Acquisition of marble sculpture which depicts Samson on the point of slaying two terrified Philistin
Madonna and Child by Parmigianino, from Holkham Hall
Acquisition of a drawing from the collection at Holkham Hall: Madonna and Child by Francesco Mazzola
Little Doward and Quarry Wood, Herefordshire
Acquisition of 211 acres of woodland that form a major component of the Upper Wye Gorge in the Wye V
Walter Newall Collection
Acquisition of collection of personal papers and possessions of the architect, Walter Newall (1780-1