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Museum</h2><div class="three-col-block__wrap px-6 lg:px-10 sm:flex sm:flex-wrap sm:justify-between sm:items-start lg:justify-start"><div class="module mt-4 mb-6 lg:mt-8 sm:px-3 lg:px-4 sm:w-1/2 lg:w-1/3" data-scroll="true"><a href="https://www.ravenscarhouse.com/about/the-ravenscar-story"><div class="img-wrap slide-up-stagger mb-6"><img alt="RC4 211008 061" loading="lazy" width="542" height="374" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.ravenscarhouse.com%2Fassets%2F_348x256_crop_center-center_none%2FRC4-211008-061.jpg&w=640&q=75 640w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.ravenscarhouse.com%2Fassets%2F_348x256_crop_center-center_none%2FRC4-211008-061.jpg&w=750&q=75 750w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.ravenscarhouse.com%2Fassets%2F_348x256_crop_center-center_none%2FRC4-211008-061.jpg&w=828&q=75 828w, 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