Self portrait (1925) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Self portrait (1925) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Huddersfield (a town in West Yorkshire, England) (1965) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Huddersfield (a town in West Yorkshire, England) (1965) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist

Birthday flowers.

Love, We Must Part Now by Philip Arthur Larkin (1922 - 1985)

Love, we must part now: do not let it be Calamitious and bitter. In the past There has been too much moonlight and self-pity: Let us have done with it: for now at last Never has sun more boldly paced the sky, Never were hearts more eager to be free, To kick down worlds, lash forests; you and I No longer hold them; we are husks, that see The grain going forward to a different use.

There is regret. Always, there is regret. But it is better that our lives unloose, As two tall ships, wind-mastered, wet with light, Break from an estuary with their courses set, And waving part, and waving drop from sight.

The Canal Bridge (1949) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist

The Canal Bridge (1949) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist

Going to Work (1943) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist

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Founder's Building, Royal Holloway, University of London

The Founder’s Building is the original building of Royal Holloway College, University of London (RHUL), in Egham, Surrey, England. It is an example of French-Renaissance-style architecture in the United Kingdom, having been modelled on French chateaus such as Château de Chambord.

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Family Group (1958) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist

We all wear masks

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‘Nobody wants to read your sh*t’

Today I’m reading ‘Nobody wants to read your sh*t’ by @spressfield

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Francis Street, Salford (England) (1957) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist

children playing, general coming and going in the terrace street of old Salford, England.

Man Lying on a Wall (1957) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist

Man Lying on a Wall (1957) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), english artist

Breadfruit by Philip Arthur Larkin (1922 - 1985)

Boys dream of native girls who bring breadfruit, Whatever they are, As bribes to teach them how to execute Sixteen sexual positions on the sand; This makes them join (the boys) the tennis club, Jive at the Mecca, use deodorants, and On Saturdays squire ex-schoolgirls to the pub By private car.

Such uncorrected visions end in church Or registrar:

A mortgaged semi- with a silver birch; Nippers; the widowed mum; having to scheme With money; illness; age. So absolute Maturity falls, when old men sit and dream Of naked native girls who bring breadfruit Whatever they are.

Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester, England) (1954), by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist

cityscape in the background with the foreground an urban park

Going to the match (1928) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist

spectators thronging to a sporting occasion

Coming Home from the Mill (1928) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist

A primitive cityscape background of red brick industrial mills and a large chimney. Foreground shows folk coming and going after finishing their working day.