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Mr Armitage, Town Clerk of Falmouth 1908 unknown artist

Mr Armitage, Town Clerk of Falmouth 1908 Falmouth Town Council Municipal Buildings
Director General Portrait – Michael Checkland 1993 Richard Foster (b.1945)

Director General Portrait – Michael Checkland 1993 BBC England
Daniel Hipkins 1900 J. Gibbs

Daniel Hipkins 1900 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
James Y. Totherick (d.1899) 1897 George Phoenix (1863–1935)

James Y. Totherick (d.1899) 1897 New Cross Hospital
Sir Keith Thomas (b.1933), President (1986–2000) 2002 Paul Brason (b.1952)

Sir Keith Thomas (b.1933), President (1986–2000) 2002 Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
Professor Chris Taylor (b.1943), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bradford (2001–2007) 2007 Alan Newton Hydes (b.1947)

Professor Chris Taylor (b.1943), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bradford (2001–2007) 2007 University of Bradford
Reverend H. N. Asman (d.1950), Headmaster (1929–1939) 1939 Edmond Xavier Kapp (1890–1978)

Reverend H. N. Asman (d.1950), Headmaster (1929–1939) 1939 Dame Alice Owen's School
Sir Edward Heath (1916–2005), KG, Organ Scholar (1935–1939), Honorary Fellow (1969), Prime Minister (1970–1974) 1971 Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907–1996)

Sir Edward Heath (1916–2005), KG, Organ Scholar (1935–1939), Honorary Fellow (1969), Prime Minister (1970–1974) 1971 Balliol College, University of Oxford
Portrait of a Rhodes Trustee 1929 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Portrait of a Rhodes Trustee 1929 The Rhodes Trust
Sir William Reginald Halliday (1886–1966), Principal (1928–1952) 1951 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Sir William Reginald Halliday (1886–1966), Principal (1928–1952) 1951 King's College London
The Search Room at Essex Record Office 2003 Robert Priseman (b.1965)

The Search Room at Essex Record Office 2003 Essex Record Office
John Robert Kenyon (1807–1880) 1888 unknown artist

John Robert Kenyon (1807–1880) 1888 Ludlow Museum Resource Centre
Jacquetta Hawkes (1910–1996), Trustee of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust 1995 Hazel Martindale (b.1935)

Jacquetta Hawkes (1910–1996), Trustee of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust 1995 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
John Smith, Esq., Mayor of East Retford (1864–1865 & 1867–1868) 1868 Hugh Ford Crighton (1824–1886)

John Smith, Esq., Mayor of East Retford (1864–1865 & 1867–1868) 1868 Retford Town Hall
Dr P. Morris, MA, PhD, Warden of Sherwood Hall (1992–1995) 1996 Tony Cowlishaw (b.1944)

Dr P. Morris, MA, PhD, Warden of Sherwood Hall (1992–1995) 1996 The University of Nottingham
William Ernest Henley (1849–1903), Poet and Literary Agent Francis Dodd (1874–1949)

William Ernest Henley (1849–1903), Poet and Literary Agent The Crypt School
Archibald Simpson (1790–1847) 1848 James Giles (1801–1870)

Archibald Simpson (1790–1847) 1848 University of Aberdeen
Psychology Experiment 1992 Tadeusz Deręgowski (b.1969)

Psychology Experiment 1992 University of Aberdeen
Sir Gilbert Henry Claughton (1856–1921), Bt 1921 Frank Moss Bennett (1874–1952)

Sir Gilbert Henry Claughton (1856–1921), Bt 1921 Staffordshire County Buildings
Dr Michael Goldstein, CBE, Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University (1992–2004) 2004 John Devane (b.1954)

Dr Michael Goldstein, CBE, Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University (1992–2004) 2004 Coventry University
Henry Herbert Wills, Council (1913–1922), Pro-Chancellor (1918–1922) 1925 Hugh Goldwin Riviere (1869–1956)

Henry Herbert Wills, Council (1913–1922), Pro-Chancellor (1918–1922) 1925 University of Bristol
Sir George Alfred Wills, Bt, Treasurer (1909–1913), Chairman of the Council (1914–1926), Pro-Chancellor (1921–1928) 1925 Hugh Goldwin Riviere (1869–1956)

Sir George Alfred Wills, Bt, Treasurer (1909–1913), Chairman of the Council (1914–1926), Pro-Chancellor (1921–1928) 1925 University of Bristol
Ronald Wilfred Matthews, KT, K St J, JP, Chairman of the Royal Infirmary, Sheffield (1924–1948), Member of the Board (1908–1948) 1949 Joyce Platt (b.1920)

Ronald Wilfred Matthews, KT, K St J, JP, Chairman of the Royal Infirmary, Sheffield (1924–1948), Member of the Board (1908–1948) 1949 Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Miss Jean Rutherford 1986 Anne H. Mackintosh (b.1944)

Miss Jean Rutherford 1986 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Thomas Pinchard 1877 Henry Turner Munns (1832–1898)

Thomas Pinchard 1877 New Cross Hospital
William Bruce, MA, Rector of Kirkcudbright Academy (1893–1925) William Stewart MacGeorge (1861–1931)

William Bruce, MA, Rector of Kirkcudbright Academy (1893–1925) Dumfries and Galloway Education
A Little Girl at the Toy-Mender's 1902 Salomon

A Little Girl at the Toy-Mender's 1902 V&A Museum of Childhood
Sir Joseph Priestly, KC, Chairman of the County Council (1930–1939) 1929 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Sir Joseph Priestly, KC, Chairman of the County Council (1930–1939) 1929 County Hall, Hertford
Ernest Augusutus, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1791–1861), in Peers Robes c.1847 James Sant (1820–1916)

Ernest Augusutus, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1791–1861), in Peers Robes c.1847 Mount Edgcumbe House
Lord Royden 1951 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Lord Royden 1951 Southampton City Museums
Sir John Hoddinott (c.1945–2001) unknown artist

Sir John Hoddinott (c.1945–2001) Hampshire Constabulary Southern Support Headquarters
Untitled 1968 Alan Robb (1946–2020)

Untitled 1968 Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
Still Life 1961 Claude Rogers (1907–1979)

Still Life 1961 The University of York
Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman 19th C unknown artist

Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman 19th C Bromyard and Wilmslow Town Council Offices
Dr W. Douglas Simpson (1896–1968) 1967 Alberto Morrocco (1917–1998)

Dr W. Douglas Simpson (1896–1968) 1967 University of Aberdeen
Sir Erasmus Wilson (1809–1884) 1882 Stephen Pearce (1819–1904)

Sir Erasmus Wilson (1809–1884) 1882 University of Aberdeen
Professor Sir Alexander Ogston (1844–1929) 1910 George Fiddes Watt (1873–1960)

Professor Sir Alexander Ogston (1844–1929) 1910 University of Aberdeen
Charles Robertson 1875 George Reid (1841–1913)

Charles Robertson 1875 University of Aberdeen
Ronald W. Raven, Esq. (1904–1991), OBE, TD, FRCS, Consulting Surgeon 1975 William D. Dring (1904–1990)

Ronald W. Raven, Esq. (1904–1991), OBE, TD, FRCS, Consulting Surgeon 1975 Royal Crown Derby Museum
The Blue Coat School, Gloucester 1879–1890 John Kemp (1833–1923)

The Blue Coat School, Gloucester 1879–1890 Museum of Gloucester