Acquired Collection

The Courtauld Institute of Art, Home House, Portman Square, London, the magnificent Georgian house Samuel Courtauld acquired in 1926 to exhibit his collection Date: 18th century

George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore
GEORGE CALVERT, first lord BALTIMORE (1580 - 1632) Colonial entrepreneur, who acquired Maryland, though he never visited there. Date: circa 1610

Douglas DC-3S N1R (msn 4129) of the BROOKLYN DODGERS (Brooklyn National League Baseball Club), marked with Dodgers World Champions just behind the entry door

Giraffe browsing on tree. Hand-coloured engraving published 1836
533416 Giraffe browsing on tree. Hand-coloured engraving published 1836.; (add.info.: Giraffe browsing on tree. Jean Lamarck (1744-1829) French naturalist

McDonnell Douglas F-4J UK Phantom ZE353
Royal Air Force - McDonnell Douglas F-4J(UK) Phantom ZE353, of No.74 Squadron, at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk. (a.k.a. Phantom F.3)

Garland Lincoln N. 28 / Nieuport 28 10
Garland Lincoln N.28 / Nieuport 28 10 in the colours of the 94th Aero Squadron, United States Army Air Service. Garland Lincoln & Claude Flagg acquired several genuine Nieuport 28s

Aveling and Porter Road Roller DM 3079
Aveling & Porter BHO class Road Roller, regn. DM 3079, number: 7632. Built in 1912 by Aveling & Porter at Rochester, powered by a 5 Nhp single-cylinder steam engine

Boeing 707-344C VP-WGA (msn 20110) of Air Zimbabwe. After service with Air Zimbabwe, VP-WGA was acquired by the Israeli Defence Forces Air Force and converted to a tanker. Date: circa 1981

Schempp-Hirth Minimoa BGA338 under repair With Slingsby Sailplanes at Kirbymoorside in 1943.After being impressed into the Royal Air Force BGA338 was flown briefly by the ATC at 123 Elelmentary

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class Passengers
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare First Class passenger list that survived the sinking in the pocket of George Brereton. He was a professional gambler

On The Seine
An illustration of a line of fisherman along a bank of the River Seine, in France, with an arched bridge in the background

Vickers Viscount 9Q-CBS
Vickers Viscount 808C 9Q-CBS (msn 423), of Scibe Airlift Zaire, at Castle Donington, prior to delivery in Zaire on 16 November 1976

Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II HB-ITR (msn 144), of Tiny Rowland - Lonair S.A. - Lonrho Ltd, at London Heathrow Airport. (This aircraft was acquired by NASA, as N944NA)

AJEP W-8 Tailwind G-BALR
AJEP W-8 Tailwind Series 1 G-BALR (msn TW4-381), at Southend Airport in October 1977. This aircraft was destroyed when it flew into Steeple, Scoat Fell, in bad weather on 29 February 1984

Daily Worker building, 75 Farringdon Road, London
The newly acquired Daily Worker building at 75 Farringdon Road, London, a former brushmakers warehouse. The newspaper's previous offices had been destroyed during the Blitz

Daily Worker staff examining building alteration plans following the acquisition of new premises at 75 Farringdon Road, London. Date: circa 1945

Washington MT Vernon
Washington acquired Mount Vernon in 1752 and will still be living there when he dies; the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union will purchase it in 1858. acquired 1752

Excalibur Acquired
Arthur, accompanied by Merlin, acquires the magic sword Excalibur, and its even more magic scabbard, from the Lady of the Lake

Morane-Saulnier MS. 317 F-BCNL (msn 6527/273) Date: circa 2000
Morane-Saulnier MS.317 F-BCNL (msn 6527/273) Date: circa 2000

de Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver 164525
United States Navy - de Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver 164525 (msn 492-1275, ex USAF 52-6113, ex N4755T), of the Naval Test Pilot School, NAS Patuxent River, Maryland

Tupolev Tu-154M 11+01
Luftwaffe - Tupolev Tu-154M 11+01 (msn 89A799), acquired from the East German Air force on unification. Date: circa 1990

Beech T-34C 161800
United States Army - Beech T-34C 161800 (msn GL-195), one of six acquired from the US Navy for use in trials and testing at Edwards Air Force Base and Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Date: circa 1990

Douglas DC-1 NR223Y of Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) Flown by TWA as a flying laboratory and for occasional scheduled passenger flights

Relics of Captain Cook (engraving)
1046131 Relics of Captain Cook (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Relics of Captain Cook, collected by him during the Voyage of the " Endeavour)

Curtiss JN-4HT A6226
United States Navy - Curtiss JN-4HT A6226, from Pensacola Naval Air Station. (one of 203 acquired from the War department: ex USaS). Date: circa 1928

The Chinese Question (b / w photo)
1615720 The Chinese Question (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese Question. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 June 1898)

Howards House, Clapton
View of howards House in Clapton, London. A gabled house of c.1600 was acquired in 1715 by Samuel and Bucknall Howard, merchants who conveyed it in 1727 to John Howard

Diseases of the Skin: Ichthyosis Hystrix Et Tylosis (colour litho)
6015836 Diseases of the Skin: Ichthyosis Hystrix Et Tylosis (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ichthyosis Hystrix Et Tylosis)

Downs Schools, Sutton, Surrey
The Downs Schools on Banstead Road, Sutton, acquired by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1902 for treating children with ringworm. The site later became the Downs Childrens Hospital

General Pattons HQ with Sherman tank Nehou Normandy
Patton had his Command Post here from 6 July to 2 August 1944. The memorial area was initially set up by the State of Connecticut

The Chinese Question, Views of the Stations acquired by Great Britain and Russia (litho)
1615462 The Chinese Question, Views of the Stations acquired by Great Britain and Russia (litho) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese Question)

Nottingham Castle, acquired by the Corporation for the Establishment of a Midland Counties Art Museum (engraving)
1050035 Nottingham Castle, acquired by the Corporation for the Establishment of a Midland Counties Art Museum (engraving) by English School

Dreams, by Jerome K Jerome (colour litho)
1602837 Dreams, by Jerome K Jerome (colour litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dreams, by Jerome K Jerome)

Entertaining friends, making them feel at home, and making them want to come again is a gift
5992282 Entertaining friends, making them feel at home, and making them want to come again is a gift, but a gift that can be acquired (litho) by English School

The Steam-Ship "New York, "acquired by the American Government (b / w photo)
1615520 The Steam-Ship " New York, " acquired by the American Government (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Steam-Ship " New York)

An Ascent of Ben Macdhui (engraving)
1044154 An Ascent of Ben Macdhui (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ascent of Ben Macdhui)

Dr Johnsons Birthplace at Lichfield, newly acquired by the Municipality (b / w photo)
1593758 Dr Johnsons Birthplace at Lichfield, newly acquired by the Municipality (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mitsubishi A6M7 Reisen (msn 23186, allied reporting name Zeke), on display at Willow Grove Naval Air Station ca1957. This Mitsubishi A6M7 was built by Nakajima Hikoki as their 43rd Model 62 aircraft

Junkers Ju 88 D-1 / Trop FE-1598
(ex Royal Romanian Air Force) - Junkers Ju 88 D-1/Trop FE-1598 (Werk Nr. 430650 / HK959 / Baksheesh ), in outdoor storage / display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force

Westland S. 55 series 1 G-AOHE
Westland S.55 series 1 G-AOHE (msn WA.126) of Bristow Helicopters, on floats. First registered in 1956, AOHE was registered to the South Georgia Co. Ltd

Northrop F-5E Tiger II 74-1543
United States Air Force - Northrop F-5E Tiger II 74-01543 (msn R.1201), of the 527th Tactical Fighter Training and Aggressor Squadron at RAF Alconbury

Queens Flight - Westland Whirlwind HCC. 8 XN127
Queens Flight - Westland Whirlwind HCC.8 XN127, VVIP transport for Royal transport tasks. One of two acquired for Queens Flight (XN127 and XN126)

Heinkel HD. 55
Heinkel HD.55 prototype catapult launched scout for Soviet battleships. Forty aircraft were acquired by the AV-MF (Aviatsiya voyenno-morskogo flota)

Albatros L. 72c Albis D-1140
Albatros L.72c Albis D-1140 (msn 10108) of the Hamburger Fremdenblatt newspaper. The L.72 was most likely studied as a bomber during the early secret German rearmament programs

Swiss Army Fliegerabteilung Nieuport 28 690. The Fligerabteilung operated 25 surplus Nieuport 28 fighters, acquired after World War One, until the mid 1930s. Date: 1935

Sopwith Pup N5182. Built by Sopwith Aviation Co. at Kingston upon Thames in 1916, N5182 was operated by several Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) squadrons in Belgium and Northern France

(Royal Naval Air Service) Sopwith Dove / Pup N5180
(Royal Naval Air Service) Sopwith Dove/Pup N5180. This aircraft was built by Sopwith in 1919 as a 2-seat Sopwith Dove, registered G-EBKY, eventually acquired by Richard O

Douglas DC-3A N34952 (msn 6345) of Braniff International Airways. After being impressed into the United States Air Force during the war N34952 was restored to the civil register

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