<h1>Example 1</h1>
<div class="wrap">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="w60 textbox-1">
      <div class="inner">
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. Quisquam illo voluptatibus repellendus mollitia quos maxime quas laborum. Perspiciatis hic, accusamus.Aenean ut risus
          sodales elit sodales sodales eu sit amet quam. Curabitur feugiat nibh eu imperdiet porttitor. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Cras auctor, tortor sed ornare vestibulum, erat erat semper ligula, at aliquam justo
          purus at massa. Vestibulum magna justo, dapibus blandit faucibus at, pharetra quis nulla. </p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="w30 object-fit"><a href="#"><img class="backgroundSwap"  src="http://www.pmob.co.uk/temp2/images/villa.jpg" alt="pic1" width="640" height="478"> </a></div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="w30 object-fit"><a href="#"><img class="backgroundSwap" src="http://www.pmob.co.uk/temp2/images/cview.jpg" alt="pic2" width="597" height="317"> </a></div>
    <div class="w60 textbox-1">
      <div class="inner">
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. </p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="w60 textbox-1">
      <div class="inner">
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. Quisquam illo voluptatibus repellendus mollitia quos maxime quas laborum. Perspiciatis hic, accusamus.Aenean ut risus.
          </p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="w30 object-fit"><a href="#"><img class="backgroundSwap" src="http://www.pmob.co.uk/temp2/images/cview2.jpg" alt="pic3" width="440" height="524"> </a></div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="w30 object-fit"><a href="#"><img class="backgroundSwap" src="http://www.pmob.co.uk/temp2/images/cview.jpg" alt="pic2" width="597" height="317"> </a></div>
    <div class="w60 textbox-1">
      <div class="inner">
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. </p>
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. </p>
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. </p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="w60 textbox-1">
      <div class="inner">
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. Quisquam illo voluptatibus repellendus mollitia quos maxime quas laborum. Perspiciatis hic, accusamus.Aenean ut risus.</p>
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. Quisquam illo voluptatibus repellendus mollitia quos maxime quas laborum. Perspiciatis hic, accusamus.Aenean ut risus.</p>
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. Quisquam illo voluptatibus repellendus mollitia quos maxime quas laborum. Perspiciatis hic, accusamus.Aenean ut risus.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="w30 object-fit"><a href="#"><img class="backgroundSwap" src="http://www.pmob.co.uk/temp2/images/cview2.jpg" alt="pic3" width="440" height="524"> </a></div>
  </div>
</div>
<h2>Example 2 -wider image </h2>
<div class="wrap wrap2">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="w60 textbox-1">
      <div class="inner">
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. Quisquam illo voluptatibus repellendus mollitia quos maxime quas laborum. Perspiciatis hic, accusamus.Aenean ut risus
          sodales elit sodales sodales eu sit amet quam. Curabitur feugiat nibh eu imperdiet porttitor. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Cras auctor, tortor sed ornare vestibulum, erat erat semper ligula, at aliquam justo
          purus at massa. Vestibulum magna justo, dapibus blandit faucibus at, pharetra quis nulla. </p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="w30 object-fit"><a href="#"><img class="backgroundSwap"  src="http://www.pmob.co.uk/temp2/images/villa.jpg" alt="pic1" width="640" height="478"> </a></div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="w30 object-fit"><a href="#"><img class="backgroundSwap" src="http://www.pmob.co.uk/temp2/images/cview.jpg" alt="pic2" width="597" height="317"> </a></div>
    <div class="w60 textbox-1">
      <div class="inner">
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. </p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="w60 textbox-1">
      <div class="inner">
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. Quisquam illo voluptatibus repellendus mollitia quos maxime quas laborum. Perspiciatis hic, accusamus.Aenean ut risus.
          </p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="w30 object-fit"><a href="#"><img class="backgroundSwap" src="http://www.pmob.co.uk/temp2/images/cview2.jpg" alt="pic3" width="440" height="524"> </a></div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="w30 object-fit"><a href="#"><img class="backgroundSwap" src="http://www.pmob.co.uk/temp2/images/cview.jpg" alt="pic2" width="597" height="317"> </a></div>
    <div class="w60 textbox-1">
      <div class="inner">
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. </p>
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. </p>
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. </p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="w60 textbox-1">
      <div class="inner">
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. Quisquam illo voluptatibus repellendus mollitia quos maxime quas laborum. Perspiciatis hic, accusamus.Aenean ut risus.</p>
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. Quisquam illo voluptatibus repellendus mollitia quos maxime quas laborum. Perspiciatis hic, accusamus.Aenean ut risus.</p>
        <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus aliquid eius quia expedita illo sequi optio labore assumenda. Quisquam illo voluptatibus repellendus mollitia quos maxime quas laborum. Perspiciatis hic, accusamus.Aenean ut risus.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="w30 object-fit"><a href="#"><img class="backgroundSwap" src="http://www.pmob.co.uk/temp2/images/cview2.jpg" alt="pic3" width="440" height="524"> </a></div>
  </div>
</div>
html {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
*,
*:before,
*:after {
  box-sizing: inherit;
}
body {
  margin: 0;
  background-color: #ffeedd;
}
h1,h2{text-align:center;margin:1em 0;}
.wrap {
  margin: 0 10px;
}

.textbox-1 {
  font-size: 1.25em;
  text-align: justify;
  min-height: 250px;
  display: flex;
}
.inner {
  margin: auto;
}
.row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-around;
  padding: 25px 0;
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 10px auto;
}
.w60 {
  flex: 1 0 55%;
  background: #f9f9f9;
  padding: 10px 20px;
}
.w30 {
  background: #fff;
  flex: 0 0 35%;
}
.wrap2 .w60{flex: 1 0 50%;}
.wrap2 .w30{ flex: 0 0 40%;}
.object-fit {
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}
.object-fit img {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  height: auto;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
  margin: auto;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
@supports (object-fit: cover) {
  .object-fit img {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    transform: none;
    object-fit: cover;
  }
}

/* this class added by js */
img.modifiedImg {
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: 50% 50%;
  background-size: cover;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 700px) {
  .row {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .wrap .row > * {
    flex: 1 0 100%;
  }

  .object-fit img {
    position: static;
    height: auto;
    width: 100%;
    margin: auto;
    display: block;
    transform: none;
    border-bottom: 5px solid red;
    border-top: 5px solid #000;
  }
  .textbox-1 {
    order: 1;
    min-height: 0;
  }
}
// find all images with a certain class and remove the foreground image into a background image instead so that background-size:cover can be used.

// Now converted to vanilla js version

(function(d) {
  "use strict";
  if ("querySelector" in document && "addEventListener" in window) {
    var theImages = d.querySelectorAll(".backgroundSwap");
    for (var i = 0, len = theImages.length; i < len; i++) {
      var imageUrl = theImages[i].src;
      theImages[i].src =
        "data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7";
      theImages[i].classList.add("modifiedImg");
      theImages[i].style.backgroundImage = "url(" + imageUrl + ")";
    }
  }
})(document);

// jquery version below
/*
(function(d) {
  "use strict";
  $(".backgroundSwap").each(function () {
    var imageUrl = $(this).attr('src');
    $(this).attr('src', 'data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7');
    $(this).css('background-image','url(' + imageUrl + ')') ;
    $(this).addClass('modifiedImg');
});
})(document);
*/
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