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People
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War and conflict
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Work and business
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Abstract Expressionism
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Pop Art
Post‐Impressionism
Pre‐Raphaelitism
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Scottish Colourists
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Vorticism

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Sheffield General Cemetery 1840 Thomas Christopher Hofland (1777–1843)

Sheffield General Cemetery 1840 Museums Sheffield
Kentish Town Railway Station 1919 Edward Montgomery O'Rorke Dickey (1894–1977)

Kentish Town Railway Station 1919 Hollytrees Museum, Victor Batte-Lay Foundation
The Terminus, Penzance Station, Cornwall 1925 Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947)

The Terminus, Penzance Station, Cornwall 1925 National Railway Museum
Bramber Flooding Clement Lambert (1855–1925)

Bramber Flooding Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries
The Elopement c.1785 British School

The Elopement c.1785 Victoria and Albert Museum
'Flying Scotsman' Barry Graham Price (b.1938)

'Flying Scotsman' Doncaster Mansion House, Heritage Doncaster
Newport Station Cuthbert Hamilton Ellis (1909–1987)

Newport Station Museum of Island Railway History
Steam Train, 'King Edward II' 1986 unknown artist

Steam Train, 'King Edward II' 1986 Alexandra Hospital
Crewe North Junction 1981 Harry Watson (active 1953–2000)

Crewe North Junction 1981 Crewe Heritage Centre
First Train through Eastleigh Chris Pollard

First Train through Eastleigh Hampshire Cultural Trust Headquarters, Winchester (Hampshire County Council’s Fine Art Collection)
Great Western Railway Express Running between Acton Great Western Railway Station and Old Oak Siding 1913 J. Moore

Great Western Railway Express Running between Acton Great Western Railway Station and Old Oak Siding 1913 Ealing Central Library
My Two Uncles 1962 Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)

My Two Uncles 1962 Laing Art Gallery
Penrhos Junction 1981 Gwyn Briwnant Jones

Penrhos Junction 1981 National Museum Wales, Department of Industry
The Vale of Rheidol Railway, 1905 Eric Bottomley (b.1948)

The Vale of Rheidol Railway, 1905 National Museum Wales, Department of Industry
45703 LMS Jubilee Class Harry Watson (active 1953–2000)

45703 LMS Jubilee Class Crewe Heritage Centre
Middleton-in-Teesdale Station, County Durham D. Bell (active 1974)

Middleton-in-Teesdale Station, County Durham Durham County Council
Approaching Crewe from the Steelworks Signal Box 1966 Harry Watson (active 1953–2000)

Approaching Crewe from the Steelworks Signal Box 1966 Crewe Heritage Centre
The Cornish Riviera 1984 Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907–1996)

The Cornish Riviera 1984 The Postal Museum
Bodmin at Ropley, West Country Class Locomotive No. 34016 on the Watercress Line near Alton Chris Woods

Bodmin at Ropley, West Country Class Locomotive No. 34016 on the Watercress Line near Alton Hampshire Cultural Trust Headquarters, Winchester (Hampshire County Council’s Fine Art Collection)
Midland & South Western Junction Railway 4–4–4T Locomotive, Approaching Marlborough, Wiltshire, c.1910 1980s David Denyer (b.1969)

Midland & South Western Junction Railway 4–4–4T Locomotive, Approaching Marlborough, Wiltshire, c.1910 1980s Historical Model Railway Society Museum and Study Centre