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Pebble and Seaweed 1987 Allin Braund (1915–2004)

Pebble and Seaweed 1987 Burton Art Gallery and Museum
Spitfire 1978 R. Thorley (active 1977–1979)

Spitfire 1978 Yorkshire Air Museum
'Mary' off the Coast 1854 William Henry Doust (b.1829)

'Mary' off the Coast 1854 Whitby Museum
Scafell from Birker Moor, Eskdale, Cumberland 1943–1944 Delmar Harmood Banner (1896–1983)

Scafell from Birker Moor, Eskdale, Cumberland 1943–1944 New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Winter Evening, Swansea Bay 1983 Kit Barker (1916–1988)

Winter Evening, Swansea Bay 1983 St Mary’s Hospital
Steep Holm and Setting Sun 1994–1995 Robert Organ (b.1933)

Steep Holm and Setting Sun 1994–1995 Dorset County Hospital
The Yellow House on the Road to Puerto de Soller, Majorca, Evening Light Graham Peter Metson (b.1950)

The Yellow House on the Road to Puerto de Soller, Majorca, Evening Light Epping Forest District Museum
River Garry, Killiecrankie Jack Merriott (1901–1968)

River Garry, Killiecrankie National Railway Museum
Junction of the Lanes Tom Weld (b.1946)

Junction of the Lanes The University of York
Walking in the Heat 1987 David Carson Shaw (b.1942)

Walking in the Heat 1987 The Shire Hall Gallery
Whaling Fleet unknown artist

Whaling Fleet Whitby Museum
Farm 1962 Jack Simcock (1929–2012)

Farm 1962 Keele University Art Collection
Castallack, Lamorna Valley Stanley Horace Gardiner (1887–1952)

Castallack, Lamorna Valley Penlee House Gallery & Museum
Rudyard Lake 1900 Henry Robert Campling (1846–1910)

Rudyard Lake 1900 Moorlands House, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Lang Jack's House 1909 M. Matthewson

Lang Jack's House 1909 Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum
Farm Buildings 1930 Frederick Appleyard (1874–1963)

Farm Buildings 1930 Usher Gallery
Summer Evening after Rain before 1971 Henry Holzer (1907–2007)

Summer Evening after Rain before 1971 Usher Gallery
Self Portrait No. 42 1994 Philip Akkerman (b.1957)

Self Portrait No. 42 1994 New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Terrace 1982–1983 Roy Bizley (1930–1999)

Terrace 1982–1983 New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Habrough Mill, Lincolnshire 1903 William Richard Bunting (1866–1951)

Habrough Mill, Lincolnshire 1903 Immingham Museum
Yellow Field 1989 Aimie Reeves (b.1971)

Yellow Field 1989 Grimsby School of Art
The Davies Rescue 1946–1949 Reginald Mills (b.1896)

The Davies Rescue 1946–1949 The Fire Service College
Strings 1965 Alex Mann (b.1923)

Strings 1965 Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
Black Snow 2000 Harry Weinberger (1924–2009)

Black Snow 2000 Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
Central Australia 1950 Sidney Nolan (1917–1992)

Central Australia 1950 The University of York
Landscape 1981–1982 Christopher Stein (active c.1970–1982)

Landscape 1981–1982 Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
Biddulph Moor 1957 Jack Simcock (1929–2012)

Biddulph Moor 1957 The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Landscape 1969 Jack Simcock (1929–2012)

Landscape 1969 The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Avenue near Stoneleigh Park 1850 Thomas Baker (1809–1869)

Avenue near Stoneleigh Park 1850 Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
Volendam Girl c.1910 James McBey (1883–1959)

Volendam Girl c.1910 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Garden at Dusk 1975 Ellen Malcolm (1923–2002)

Garden at Dusk 1975 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
St Michael's Mount at Sunset 2000 J. T. Smith

St Michael's Mount at Sunset 2000 Royal Cornwall Hospital
The Old House 1964 Jack Simcock (1929–2012)

The Old House 1964 Keele University Art Collection
Clair de lune 1897 Henri-Joseph Harpignies (1819–1916)

Clair de lune 1897 Museum of Gloucester
Nightfall over the Black Country, View from Turner's Hill, Dudley, the Habberleys just Visible 6.45pm, Thursday 18 October 2001 2001 Robert Perry (b.1944)

Nightfall over the Black Country, View from Turner's Hill, Dudley, the Habberleys just Visible 6.45pm, Thursday 18 October 2001 2001 Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
Sunset 1956 Alan Reynolds (1926–2014)

Sunset 1956 Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
City Lights 1967 L. Barker

City Lights 1967 Bassetlaw District Council
Untitled (Hawksmoore Series No. 3) c.1988 Jock McFadyen (b.1950)

Untitled (Hawksmoore Series No. 3) c.1988 Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery
Untitled John Miller (1931–2002)

Untitled Royal Cornwall Hospital
Moonlit Cornstocks 1920–1930 Kaff Gerrard (1894–1970)

Moonlit Cornstocks 1920–1930 Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
Scottish Stoics: A Prostitute 1989 Ken Currie (b.1960)

Scottish Stoics: A Prostitute 1989 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
British Industries: Steel 1924 Richard Jack (1866–1952)

British Industries: Steel 1924 National Railway Museum
Pegasus Bridge John F. Sellars

Pegasus Bridge Yorkshire Air Museum
Windmill by the Sea 1933 G. Lee

Windmill by the Sea 1933 Museum of Lincolnshire Life
Bend on the Water of Girvan 1867 William Muir (1828–1910)

Bend on the Water of Girvan 1867 Rozelle House Galleries
December Day at Grez-sur-Loing, France c.1890–1891 William Tom Warrener (1861–1934)

December Day at Grez-sur-Loing, France c.1890–1891 Usher Gallery
Untitled 1960 Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008)

Untitled 1960 Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
Rough Seas, Todhead Lighthouse 1980s–1990s Lilian Strang Neilson (1938–1998)

Rough Seas, Todhead Lighthouse 1980s–1990s Maggie's Dundee
Winter Evening John Northcote Nash (1893–1977)

Winter Evening Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
Herring Fishing at Night, Peel 1996 John Halsall (b.1943)

Herring Fishing at Night, Peel 1996 Leece Museum
Fog I 1994 Lesley Banks (b.1962)

Fog I 1994 University of Strathclyde
Landscape, Sunset Edwin Henry Boddington (1836–1905)

Landscape, Sunset Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Moon Rainbow 2009 Lesley Burr (b.1963)

Moon Rainbow 2009 NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
HMS 'Broadsword' Rescuing Survivors from HMS 'Coventry', 25 May 1982 1982 Charles David Cobb (1921–2014)

HMS 'Broadsword' Rescuing Survivors from HMS 'Coventry', 25 May 1982 1982 Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
French Fields 2007 Paul Crow (b.1959)

French Fields 2007 Leominster Police Station
Mestre, near Venice 1881 William Logsdail (1859–1944)

Mestre, near Venice 1881 Usher Gallery
Lincoln Cathedral from Brayford 1867 Henry Dawson (1811–1878)

Lincoln Cathedral from Brayford 1867 Usher Gallery
Evening Light, Fishing Village of Prospect, Nova Scotia, Canada 1941 Stanley Royle (1888–1961)

Evening Light, Fishing Village of Prospect, Nova Scotia, Canada 1941 Bassetlaw District Council
St Ives Harbour John Anthony Park (1880–1962)

St Ives Harbour St Ives Guildhall
2nd Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, as Chindits, during Operations against the Japanese at Indaw Lake, Burma, 1944 1961 Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907–1996)

2nd Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, as Chindits, during Operations against the Japanese at Indaw Lake, Burma, 1944 1961 New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, The Royal Leicestershire Regiment Museum