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SS 'Inchmaree' 1880 Edouard Marie Adam (1847–1929)

SS 'Inchmaree' 1880 Swansea Museum Collections Centre
Untitled c.1995 Shani Ali (b.1971)

Untitled c.1995 Falmouth University
Albury Place 1969 William John Connon (b.1929)

Albury Place 1969 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Landscape with a Figure 1958 John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)

Landscape with a Figure 1958 The University of York
Dundee Roofs c.1946 Loraine Bushnell (b.1926)

Dundee Roofs c.1946 University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection
Old St Neots Bridge and Bridge House, Cambridgeshire 1977 June Smith (active 1977–1980s)

Old St Neots Bridge and Bridge House, Cambridgeshire 1977 St Neots Library
'Old Red Lion Inn', Fleet Street, Bury, 1861 1901 James 'Clock' Shaw (1836–1915)

'Old Red Lion Inn', Fleet Street, Bury, 1861 1901 Bury Art Museum
Whitby Old Bridge c.1920 Lionel Townsend Crawshaw (1864–1949)

Whitby Old Bridge c.1920 Pannett Art Gallery
From a Back Lane 1949 Jack Simcock (1929–2012)

From a Back Lane 1949 The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Nottingham Canal, View One Kilometre East from Carrington Street Bridge towards Wood Bridge, Trent Street 1894 A. Johnson

Nottingham Canal, View One Kilometre East from Carrington Street Bridge towards Wood Bridge, Trent Street 1894 Nottingham Central Library
Bombed Site (Church Street Nuneaton, Warwickshire) 1940s Jack Savage (1908–1986)

Bombed Site (Church Street Nuneaton, Warwickshire) 1940s Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery
The 'Spaniards Inn' Helena Moutafian (b.1930)

The 'Spaniards Inn' Burgh House and Hampstead Museum
Chawton House and Church 1809 unknown artist

Chawton House and Church 1809 Jane Austen’s House
Cams Mill, Fareham c.1880 Valentine Thomas Garland (1840–1914)

Cams Mill, Fareham c.1880 Hampshire Cultural Trust Headquarters, Winchester (Hampshire County Council’s Fine Art Collection)
Doctor's Orders 1971 James Bentley (1921–2004)

Doctor's Orders 1971 Buckley Library, Museum and Gallery
Straffed Zeppelin, 17 June 1917 1917 W. Lambert

Straffed Zeppelin, 17 June 1917 1917 Long Shop Museum
Windmill Hill, Enfield 1915 Charles L. Garret

Windmill Hill, Enfield 1915 Enfield Museum Service
Mare Street, Hackney, London c.1937 Lawrence Gowing (1918–1991)

Mare Street, Hackney, London c.1937 Shrewsbury College of Arts & Technology
Tip Cats 1989–1995 Michael James William Powell (b.1934)

Tip Cats 1989–1995 Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Site Work near Birmingham 1960 P. A. Taylor

Site Work near Birmingham 1960 Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery