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Lake District Scene Thomas Huson (1844–1920)

Lake District Scene Turton Tower
Winspit, Dorset 2008 John Bowen (b.1940)

Winspit, Dorset 2008 Poole Hospital
Rough Seas, Todhead Lighthouse 1980s–1990s Lilian Strang Neilson (1938–1998)

Rough Seas, Todhead Lighthouse 1980s–1990s Maggie's Dundee
Skigersta Harbour 1972 Angus Murray (1919–1993)

Skigersta Harbour 1972 Comunn Eachdraidh Nis
Mangersta, Uig 2002 Ivor M. Mackay (b.1969)

Mangersta, Uig 2002 Western Isles Hospital
The Ruins 1948 James Cumming (1922–1991)

The Ruins 1948 Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh)
Marsden Bay, Tyne and Wear 1880 George Blackie Sticks (1843–1938)

Marsden Bay, Tyne and Wear 1880 The Mansion House, Newcastle upon Tyne
Golden Cap 2007 Brian Mills (b.1941)

Golden Cap 2007 Poole Hospital
Vale of Neath James Baker Pyne (1800–1870)

Vale of Neath Neath Port Talbot Civic Centre
Above the Swyre, Dorset 2005 Andrew Scott George (b.1952)

Above the Swyre, Dorset 2005 County Hall, Leicestershire County Council Artworks Collection
Caves at Tintagel on the Coast of Cornwall c.1880 Reginald Aspinwall (1858–1921)

Caves at Tintagel on the Coast of Cornwall c.1880 Lancaster Maritime Museum
The Seal of the Covenant 1868 John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893)

The Seal of the Covenant 1868 Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries
I Thought as We Passed 1985 Jeffrey Dennis (b.1958)

I Thought as We Passed 1985 Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries
Beach Scene 1966 John Reed

Beach Scene 1966 Weymouth Community Hospital
Marsden 1 1991 Joan M. Durbin (b.1943)

Marsden 1 1991 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Whitby High Light Richard Weatherill (1844–1923)

Whitby High Light Whitby Museum
Paddle Steamer and Whitby Harbour Lester Sutcliffe (1848–1933)

Paddle Steamer and Whitby Harbour Whitby Museum
Evening, Wonders of the Loch Alfred Fontville de Breanski (1877–1957)

Evening, Wonders of the Loch Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service: Colchester Collection
Fisherman's Rock, Langton Matravers, Dorset 1964 David Frederick William Saville (1894–1980)

Fisherman's Rock, Langton Matravers, Dorset 1964 Langton Parish Museum
Wensleydale, Yorkshire John Brown Harrison (1876–1958)

Wensleydale, Yorkshire Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima