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  1. A scientist - who wears yellow overalls and a red life jacket - records some figures from a machine and writes them down with a pencil on paper. They are standing on the side of a boat which is sailing on Windermere.

  2. A steam train travels over a 30-metre tall viaduct in the countryside

  3. Milo the dog sniffs around a bedroom as an officer illuminates the scene with a torch.

  4. The outside of Cumberland Infirmary which is a large, beige brick building with a circular glass entrance. Welcome to the Cumberland Infirmary is written to the right of the entrance in silver lettering. There are cars parked in front of the entrance and a man walking down the path in front.

  5. Two black male grouse stand together in grassy moorland. The birds are very visually striking, with black/dark blue feathers, a white tail and red decorative eyebrows.

  6. The A6 road leading into the village of Clifton of Penrith. The national speed limit signs have been turned around so the signs lead into the village instead of out. The signs read CLIFTON and there are bushes and dandelions on either side of the road.

  7. A general view of the refurbished food court at Carlisle Market Hall and Eden Centre. The large space has a vaulted ceiling with skylights. Stalls are placed all around a central area with picnic style wooden benches, busy with people eating and drinking. There are colourful banners hanging from the ceiling and large round lantern-type lights dotted around the space.

  8. The former building of the school, which staff and students had to leave after it was called structurally unsound during an inspection. It is a three-storey, red brick building with tall windows and decorative detailing.

  9. An archaeology site which has brown-reddish coloured earth. There are little blue flags and small parts which have been dug up. Two people wearing orange fluorescent overalls work on the site.

  10. The landfill site at Hespin Wood in Rockliffe. In the foreground there's the top of a metal fence and a tree to the right hand side. In the background there's a large hill of grey material taking up most of the picture. On the top there is a yellow digger and there are seagulls flying above the mound.

  11. Jeff Thomson from Penrith is sitting on a settee, wearing a grey three-piece suit. There is a chair and table behind him.

  12. A line of wagons with light blue cloth roofs are travelling down a grey tarmac road. The wagons are being pulled by horses of various colours. There are tall trees behind them.

  13. The exterior of the Strand Railway Station and club in Barrow. The building has old bricks and is boarded up. It has graffiti on some of its exterior and a red sign reading 'RAILWAYMENS CLUB' above what was once a door. The other parts of it has been boarded up.

  14. An animatronic, ginger cat.

  15. A Google Streetview image of Market Street in Barrow, with the Holiday Inn on the right and historic buildings on the left.

  16. Dozens of jars of marmalade are gathered on a table. The contents are various shades of orange. All of the jar lids are labelled with a gold star.

  17. Absi Ahmed looking to the right of the camera. He has dark, curly hair which is short on the sides and long on the top. The photo is cropped close, with only his top and shoulders visible. He is wearing a black suit jacket, black shirt and black tie.

  18. A high street which is lined with shops on either side. The shop in the foreground on the right is boarded up and there is a "to let" sign above the shop next to it. The pedestrianised street has planters and trees down the middle. There is a man walking away from the camera on the right and people visible in the distance.

  19. Beau and Gary McKee hold hands as they cross the finish line at the London Marathon. They are both wearing black and yellow tops that read: "100 to LDN". Their free hands are raised in the air. There are union jack flags erected down the Mall behind them.

  20. A woman stands outside next to a large puppet with a green head. It has rope around it.

  21. Meteors over a lighthouse at Bamburgh, perched on a grassy bank. The light in the sky is blue, with purple and green tones.

  22. Stock image of a 20mph road sign. It is circular and has the number 20 in a white central section, surrounded by a red outline.

  23. A frog with slimy green skin sits poised on a tarmac road. It is about to leap on to a yellow rubber glove, which is worn by a volunteer. It is a dark night.

  24. Alan Kelly outside Hawes End. He has short white hair and blue eyes, with glasses with a thin metal frame. He is wearing a grey coat and has a striped grey scarf over one shoulder. He is looking at the camera with a serious expression. Behind him is Hawes End, a former orphanage, in the blurred background.