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  1. Castle Crescent in Kendal is flooded by a few feet of water following Storm Desmond in 2015. There is a row of houses partially submerged with the water level up to the top of the wheel arches of the cars parked in front.

  2. An aerial view of Windermere surrounded by lush green trees.

  3. John Barstow, pictured in his red lifeguard top, with a whistle on a green lanyard. He is wearing rectangular glasses and has grey hair. He is smiling at the camera and standing next to a swimming pool. You can see the stairs descending into the pool behind him. There are blue painted walls on the left and wood panelling framing the windows on the right.

  4. Shot of industrial site from its entrance on a sunny day. There are green fences and road signs. There are parked cars and trees surrounding the industrial estate.

  5. Black wrought-iron arch reading 'New Squares, Penrith' with a town skyline silhouette, framing a quiet pedestrian steet. Two flower planters stand either side of the sign; a yellow curved balcony building and shop with blue signage can be seen on the right.

  6. The picture is taken from behind a young mum with light brown long blonde hair. We can't see her face but we can see over her shoulder, she is holding a baby in her arms. The young baby is wearing blue and has dark hair.

  7. Rescue hovercraft travels over sands in the Morecambe Bay area. Two volunteers, wearing rescue lifejackets, helmets and yellow waterproofs are in the water vehicle.

  8. Applethwaite Green Care Home. It is a two-storey property with glass windows running along both floors. There are flowers in the garden in front of the building.

  9. Carla looks at the camera. She has brown eyes and thick long dark hair. She is wearing red liptstick and there is a wooden wall behind her.

  10. Six black Cumbrian fell ponies gallop on green terrain in the Swindale valley, in the Lake District. They gallop in single file. There are large grassy-covered slopes in the background.

  11. A Cumberland Council worker wearing hi-vis flourescent yellow clothing holds a yellow sign with black text that reads "sorry for the inconvenience while we improve your roads". In the background there is a van with Highway Maintenance written across its back doors and a road with cars on it.

  12. A display at Kendal Museum which features heads of animals such as zebras and antelopes, affixed to the wall. Items are also displayed inside glass cabinets and include other stuffed animals and skeletons.

  13. White clouds cover a bright blue sky almost in streaks, reaching over the horizon. There is a grassy bank in the foreground, looking out to the sea, with the shape of a long vessel visible on the horizon on the left hand side of the frame.

  14. An adult grey seal and a grey seal pup lie on the sand at a beach on South Walney Nature Reserve near Barrow, Cumbria. The adult seal is grey and the seal pup is much smaller, white and covered in fluffy fur.

  15. Luke Thompson is topless and has light brown hair. He is looking at the camera and has a large chest tattoo which depicts the Sunderland AFC logo and the Torreense logo. In between the two logos there is writing.

  16. A Google Streetview screenshot of the A69 pictured by the Tesco junction. The dual carriageway is busy with traffic. Three cars and a red heavy plant vehicle are stopped at red traffic lights opposite Tesco, which other traffic flows through the junctions. A Tesco petrol station sigs is visible on one side of the road.

  17. A car transporter vehicle is on fire on the side of the M6 motorway in Cumbria. Fire fighters are using a hose and water hydrant to tackle the blaze. Large flames and plumes of smoke are rising into the sky above the vehicle.

  18. Queen Elizabeth II opening Calder Hall in 1956. She is standing on a stage in front of a pulpit with three microphones in front of her. The stage is a raised round structure painted in white surrounded by a white and brown balustrade, with a white cover over the top. The Queen is wearing a dark hat with a white band around it and a dark coat. Behind her are sat eight people, dresses smartly. The stage is set in front of an industrial building with two chimneys coming out of it. There is also a nuclear cooling tower partially in view next to it.

  19. A woman with dark, shoulder-length hair wearing a dark blue jumper sits in a garden with her elbow resting on her knee and her head in her hand. Her face is obscured by her hand and in her other hand she holds a white mug.

  20. Composite image. The top photo shows Robson Green, Liz White and Gurjeet Singh standing in front of a black BBC and North East Screen backdrop during an interview, with a red BBC News microphone visible in the foreground. The lower photo shows Bamburgh Castle overlooking a cricket match being played on a green field below under a clear blue sky.

  21. Carla looks at the camera. She has brown eyes and thick long dark hair. She is wearing red liptstick and there is a wooden wall behind her.

  22. Jean Scott-Smith, with her parents, in a black and white photo from the 1950/60s. Jean is wearing a wool high jumper and has short curly hair. Her dad is wearing a checked blazer and white shirt and her mum is wearing a flowery dress and cardigan. They are sitting outside her home in Shap.

  23. Four kittens play in a carpet-lined box. The grey and black kittens are sat with each other, with one of them scratching the wooden surface.

  24. Child playing with colourful model train set surrounded by books and crayons. Only the child's hands are visible and the sleeves of a blue jumper. There is a drawing of a purple owl on the cover of a green book.