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A tribute to the work of British artist Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) & with it so many other things in the natural world around us.

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Eric Ravilious was killed #OTD in 1942 when the aircraft he was in during a search & rescue mission off Iceland failed to return. From the countryside to war, his depiction of Britain in the 30s & early years of #WW2 remain an incredible legacy, decades after his death.
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Paddle Steamers at Night, Eric Ravilious, 1938. It depicts ships of the P & A Campbell line at #Bristol Quay, some of which were used at #Dunkirk as ‘Little Ships’ in 1940 during #WW2. The original artwork is in the collection of @MercerGallery.
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Farm House and Field, Eric Ravilious, 1941. It depicts Ironbridge Farm, at Shalford in #Essex. The original artwork is in a private collection.
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Only 3 in 10 Veterans know about 0% down home loans. Join our mission to help veterans find their way home.
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Heavy Snowfall On The Wolds. 0°C. Sheep on the hillside.
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Day 2 of our annual sale! We’ve lots more covetable pieces to buy from Fry favourites including Polly Fern (Romantic Platter, tin glazed white earthenware) and Debbie George (Transfer-ware Cup and Spring Flowers, acrylic on gessoed board). After a busy opening day, Sundays at the
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🎄Pre-order this year's Christmas card, ‘Robin in Snow,’ by midnight 16 November. 🎄 https://t.co/su5PWNF5q0 #linocut #christmascard #birdart #robin #yorkshireartist #robinart
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Living with blindness or vision loss shouldn’t limit mobility. These riders say Waymo can help improve their independence.
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The Westbury Horse, Eric Ravilious, 1939. The original artwork is in the collection of @TownerGallery. #Wiltshire
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Train Landscape, Eric Ravilious, 1939. This was Ravilious’ view back towards the Westbury Horse depicted in another of his paintings. #Wiltshire. The original artwork is in the collection of @AbdnArtMuseums.
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Swifts so desperately need our help. How any nature advocate could ever vote against fundemental nesting habitat for one of the most rapidly declining birds with one of the lowest populations especially when swift bricks are simple is the worst kind of low. #TheTimes today, p.13
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Ravilious for #Remembrance - Eric Ravilious, artist and visionary of ‘Deep England’ was also an official war artist in #WW2, one who was killed on Active Service in 1942. Today on #armisticeday we remember all who died in both World Wars, including Rav.
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HMS Ark Royal in Action, Eric Ravilious, 1940. The original artwork is in the collection of @I_W_M. #WW2 #RemembranceSunday
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The Long Man of Wilmington, Eric Ravilious, 1939. It depicts the landscape of the Wilmington Giant chalk man cut into the side of a hill on the South Downs in East #Sussex. The original artwork is in the collection of @V_and_A.
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November 5th, Eric Ravilious, 1933. It depicts the view from Eric and Tirzah’s flat in Stratford Road, Kensington, #London. The original artwork is in a private collection. #BonfireNight #fireworks #5november
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Room 29, Home Security Control Room,Eric Ravilious, 1941. It depicts a scene deep beneath Whitehall in #London during #WW2. The original artwork is in the collection of @I_W_M.
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Chalk Paths, Eric Ravilious, 1935. It depicts an area of the South Downs near Lewes in East #Sussex, now @sdnpa. The original artwork is in a private collection.
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Train Going Over A Bridge At Night, Eric Ravilious, 1935. At this time Ravilious was living in Bank House, Castle Hedingham with his wife Tirzah. This painting is one of a series featuring scenes from his time in #Essex. The original artwork is in the collection of @TownerGallery
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Aldeburgh, Eric Ravilious, 1938. This is one of a series of Ravilious’ work depicting bathing machines on Aldeburgh beach in #Suffolk. The original artwork is in a private collection.
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It’s almost crunch time. Next week Peers will vote for or against swift bricks. To help swifts, please email steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk & james.cleverly.mp@parliament.uk who are crucial to the decision. Ask them to SAVE OUR SWIFTS ‼️put SWIFT BRICKS in the subject line 🙏
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A Watery Sun. 9°C and rather breezy. Rabbits.
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South Coast Beach, Eric Ravilious, c.1940. What looks like an innocent beach reveals anti-invasion defences including anti-tank blocks, barbed wire & defence poles, known as Obstacle Z1 or ‘Admiralty Scaffolding’. The original artwork is in the collection of @AbdnArtMuseums. #WW2
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Greenwich Observatory, Eric Ravilious, 1937. The original artwork is in the collection of @ltmuseum. #London
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