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A substantial group of 95 medieval deeds relating mostly to the Gore family. Thomas Gore, the antiquary and contemporary of John Aubrey, transcribed them for the manuscript history of his family, 'Syntagma Genealogicum', now in the Victoria and Albert Museum.

A very early partly coloured map of part of the parish of Dormston, seen and copied by the Worcestershire antiquary Peter Prattinton in 1826, who described it as 'a very old rude map', and then lost to sight for 180 years.

The substantial personal and estate archive of a prominent and well-connected family owning nearly 12,000 acres in Norfolk.

A portfolio of 24 drawings, fourteen of Rufford Abbey, five of Ollerton Hall, three of a proposed church at Ollerton, one possibly of Osberton Hall and one unidentified. They were probably commissioned by Sir George Savile, 8th Bt. (1726-1784), the owner of Rufford Abbey and Ollerton Hall.

This fine charter is a confirmation of a grant of nine bovates of land in Eakring, Nottinghamshire by Matthew, Abbott of Rufford, to Osbert de Capella and Emma his wife. A seal of Osbert depicting his device (a wheel?) is attached to the charter.

Thomas Cecil Howitt (1889 - 1968) was one of the leading provincial architects of his day.

The 4,000 boxes containing the Broadlands Archives, dating from the 16-20th centuries, are one of the UK’s most important family and estate collections.

A printed map of the River Tyne from Heddon on the Wall to the sea in two sections, evidently produced in connection with a disputed proposal to erect a ballast shore at Jarrow Slake. No other copy of the 1675 section appears to be known.

Wiltshire Archives purchased a number of Alderton deeds at the 2009 auction, with help from the Friends of the National Libraries. They were unable to secure the above lots at the time.

A volume containing seven very rare catalogues for art sales which took place in the Low Countries between 1767 and 1777, as well as extracts in manuscript for three further sales.