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Lady Gass (Elizabeth Acland Hood), High Sheriff of Somerset 1996 Hans Schwarz (1922–2003)

Lady Gass (Elizabeth Acland Hood), High Sheriff of Somerset 1996 Somerset County Council
Fox Trapped in a Tree Trying to Get to a Jackdaw Nest 1967 Stanley Albert Williams (1913–c.1996)

Fox Trapped in a Tree Trying to Get to a Jackdaw Nest 1967 Somerset County Council
Landscape Stanley Albert Williams (1913–c.1996)

Landscape Somerset County Council
West Front of Wells Cathedral 1966 Ken Howard (b.1932)

West Front of Wells Cathedral 1966 Somerset County Council
The Somerset Hat 1943 Jean M. Clark (1902–1999)

The Somerset Hat 1943 Somerset County Council
The Inward Eye c.1970–1979 Rachel Reckitt (1908–1995)

The Inward Eye c.1970–1979 Somerset Heritage Centre
Mother and Child c.1930–1995 Rachel Reckitt (1908–1995)

Mother and Child c.1930–1995 Somerset Heritage Centre
Taunton Castle and Entrance to Museum 1991 Joan Ley (b.1919)

Taunton Castle and Entrance to Museum 1991 Somerset County Council
Children in the Snow Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)

Children in the Snow Somerset County Council
Cottage Interior 1991 Joan Ley (b.1919)

Cottage Interior 1991 Somerset County Council
Lord Hugh Trenchard (1873–1956) 2001 Desmond James Davies (b.1922)

Lord Hugh Trenchard (1873–1956) 2001 Somerset County Council
Mangle-Pulling at Cockmill Farm, Pilton, c.1935 Stanley Albert Williams (1913–c.1996)

Mangle-Pulling at Cockmill Farm, Pilton, c.1935 Somerset County Council
Yuccas at Cockmill Farmhouse, Pilton Stanley Albert Williams (1913–c.1996)

Yuccas at Cockmill Farmhouse, Pilton Somerset County Council
Bird's Nest 1988 Michael Brennand-Wood (b.1952)

Bird's Nest 1988 Somerset Heritage Centre
Taunton Almshouse 1992 Joan Ley (b.1919)

Taunton Almshouse 1992 Somerset County Council
Cheese-Making at Blake's Farm, Oakhill, c.1935 Stanley Albert Williams (1913–c.1996)

Cheese-Making at Blake's Farm, Oakhill, c.1935 Somerset County Council
Composite of 17 images: Blake's Farm, Oakhill; Cockmill Farm, Pilton, c.1935 Stanley Albert Williams (1913–c.1996)

Composite of 17 images: Blake's Farm, Oakhill; Cockmill Farm, Pilton, c.1935 Somerset County Council
Man Thatching a Rick, Cockmill, Pilton Stanley Albert Williams (1913–c.1996)

Man Thatching a Rick, Cockmill, Pilton Somerset County Council
Humorous 'Farming Flips' Stanley Albert Williams (1913–c.1996) (attributed to)

Humorous 'Farming Flips' Somerset County Council
Wells Cathedral Ken Hildrew (b.1934)

Wells Cathedral Somerset County Council
Small Warrior c.1970–1979 Rachel Reckitt (1908–1995)

Small Warrior c.1970–1979 Somerset Heritage Centre
Fallow Deer Chasing off Fox, Cockmill, Pilton Stanley Albert Williams (1913–c.1996)

Fallow Deer Chasing off Fox, Cockmill, Pilton Somerset County Council
Stan and Chris Derham Stripping Boiled Withies for Buff 2001 Kate Mary Lynch (b.1949)

Stan and Chris Derham Stripping Boiled Withies for Buff 2001 Somerset County Council
Cider-Making, Cockmill Farm, Pilton Stanley Albert Williams (1913–c.1996)

Cider-Making, Cockmill Farm, Pilton Somerset County Council
Fifteenth-Century Almshouses, Saint James and Canon Street, 1897 1991 Joan Ley (b.1919)

Fifteenth-Century Almshouses, Saint James and Canon Street, 1897 1991 Somerset County Council
King John's Hunting Lodge, Axbridge 1992 Joan Ley (b.1919)

King John's Hunting Lodge, Axbridge 1992 Somerset County Council
The Leper Hospital Joan Ley (b.1919)

The Leper Hospital Somerset County Council
Cheddar Gorge 1993 Joan Ley (b.1919)

Cheddar Gorge 1993 Somerset County Council
Taunton Castle, 1910 1991 Joan Ley (b.1919)

Taunton Castle, 1910 1991 Somerset County Council
Taunton Municipal Buildings, 1902 1990 Joan Ley (b.1919)

Taunton Municipal Buildings, 1902 1990 Somerset County Council
Two Carts Pulling a Cow from a Ditch, c.1935 Stanley Albert Williams (1913–c.1996)

Two Carts Pulling a Cow from a Ditch, c.1935 Somerset County Council
Sleeping Cat Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)

Sleeping Cat Somerset County Council
Rice Planters c.1989 Rachel Reckitt (1908–1995)

Rice Planters c.1989 Somerset Heritage Centre
Thinking c.1970–1979 Rachel Reckitt (1908–1995)

Thinking c.1970–1979 Somerset Heritage Centre
Landscape with Figures and Cattle 1879 John Berney Ladbrooke (1803–1879)

Landscape with Figures and Cattle 1879 Somerset County Council
Landscape near Lewes, Sussex 1865 William Luker (1828–1892)

Landscape near Lewes, Sussex 1865 Somerset County Council
Judge Jeffreys (1645–1689) Godfrey Kneller (1646–1723) (attributed to)

Judge Jeffreys (1645–1689) Somerset County Council
Canal Scene with Poplars, Church Tower and Cottages 1881 Harry Frier (1849–1921)

Canal Scene with Poplars, Church Tower and Cottages 1881 Somerset County Council
Glastonbury Tor 1992 Norman Parker (b.1935)

Glastonbury Tor 1992 Somerset County Council
Carriage Horse Owned by Thomas Southwood of Lowton 1812 William Loader

Carriage Horse Owned by Thomas Southwood of Lowton 1812 Somerset County Council