Heath Collection (page 21)

Hampstead Heath
The Pleasures and Pains of Hampstead Heath Date: 1882

The Maid and the Magician by William Heath Robinson
A real life film in three terrible reels! Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans Date: 13th May 1925

Weighty Deeds Afoot by William Heath Robinson
Testing corn plasters in the salon of a fashionable West End chiropodist. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans Date: 1926

Up the Bole! by William Heath Robinson
Curious disguise assumed by wireless enthusiast to escape payment of his licence. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans Date: 1925

The Bull-Dog Breed: some manifestations of
Silly Points: How cricket is played in mountainous districts. illustration by William Heath Robinson. Date: 1924

William Heath Robinson with a character created by him
Photograph of William Heath Robinson (1872-1944), from a piece in the Bystander of 1924 which also included some of his illustrative contemporaries, such as H. M. Bateman and A. K. Macdonald

Mucklestone Anvil
A plaque at Mucklestone, Shropshire, England, where a blacksmith reversed Queen Margarets horseshoes to aid her escape from the Battle of Blore Heath, 23 September 1459. Date: 15th century

Swan and Cygnets
A swan and her cygnets swimming on one of the lakes at Hampstead Heath, north London, England, on a sunny day. Date: 1930s

A Missionary being Boiled by Cannibals. Robinson, William Heath 1872 - 1944

Heath with Trees in Background. Iten, Hans 1874-1930

The first Royal Aircraft Factory FE2h, A6545, at Martles?
The first Royal Aircraft Factory FE2h, A6545, at Martlesham Heath

Handel Davies, CB, CEng, FRAeS, 1912-2003, Royal Aeronau?
Handel Davies, CB, CEng, FRAeS, 1912-2003, Royal Aeronautical Society President 1977-1978, left, presents Bernard Oliver Heath, Director of Engineering, BAC Preston Division

Cockney Couple on Hampstead Heath reading a magazine
" The Upper Ten" - being read by a Cockney Couple (and their bulldog) under a tree on Hampstead Heath. A few bottles of ale have been consumed. Date: 1901

Coster Cockney couple embracing on a park bench on Hampstead Heath. Date: 1890s

Aerial view of Hampstead Heath

King Edward VIII and the Duke of York inspect pre-prototype
King Edward VIII and the Duke of York inspect the pre-production Vickers Wellesley, K7556, left and the first prototype Westland Lysander, K6127, at Martlesham Heath on 8 July 1936

King Edward VIII and the Duke of York inspect prototype
King Edward VIII and the Duke of York inspect the prototype Westland Lysander, K6127, at Martlesham Heath on 8 July 1936

The second Bristol Type 73 Taxiplane, G-EBEY, at Martlesham Heath in 1924

Northrop Gamma 2ED-C K5053
Northrop Gamma 2ED-C, K5053, was tested by the A&AEE at Martlesham Heath

Second production Bristol M1C C4902 at Martlesham Heath
Second production Bristol M1C, C4902, at Martlesham Heath

An aerial view of Hampstead Heath

Lady Mary Heath 1896-1939 christens the aircraft
Lady Mary Heath, 1896-1939, christens the aircraft named after her. Date: 1939

Handley Page O / 100 3138 at Martlesham Heath
Handley Page O/100, 3138, at Martlesham Heath before progressive modification into the prototype O/400

Three winners of the Circuit des Ardennes Race: Heath (1904), De Crawhez (1903) and Jarrott (1902) Date: circa 1904

Leucopogon ruscifolius, bearded heath
Finished watercolour by John Cleveley from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Carduelis flavirostris, twite
Plate 50 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Epacris longiflora, fuschia heath
Outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Andersonia caerulea, foxtail
Plate 96 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)

Banksia ericifolia, heath banksia
Finished watercolour by James Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

POE, Edgar Allan (1809-1849). American writer
" POE, Edgar Allan (1809-1849). American writer. Picture of the poem " The raven" by William Heath Robinson."

Weighty Matters by William Heath Robinson
The eclipse of the son. Date: 1927

Holidaymakers on Hampstead Heath, London
Holidaymakers making merry on Hampstead Heath, north west London. Date: 1871

MFB Hampstead fire station, NW London
Built originally for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1868, Hampstead fire station was located at 49 Heath Street, NW London

London Fire Brigade decontamination exercise
A London Fire Brigade mass decontamination exercise, Mayday Hospital, Thornton Heath, South London

LFDCA-LFB three Greenwich fire station appliances
Pictured on Blackheath, SE London, the three appliances from Greenwich fire station: two Volvo Saxon dual purpose diesel fire engines (pump-ladder and pump)

GLC-LFB Salvage Tender
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Small Heath Park in Birmingham, on the occasion of the Queens visit. Date: 1887

A Crystal Set-to by William Heath Robinson
A somewhat startling wireless development witnessed on Hampstead Heath during the broadcasting of an interesting dance programme

Hot Dog by William Heath Robinson
An ingenious central heating device for bathing on chilly morning of the early part of the season. A smug and rather rotund gentleman tests out a typically convoluted Heath Robinson invention

McIntyre & Heaths Comedians the epitome of vaudeville McInt
McIntyre & Heaths Comedians the epitome of vaudeville. Date c1899

A Sly Dig by William Heath Robinson
Humorous illustration showing the unfortunate sequence of events due to the energetic trench digging by a little boy on a beach, or, as the captions reads

A Seaside Snap Shot by William Heath Robinson
Ingenious method of overcoming the difficulty of taking ones own photograph by bathing devised by the gadget king, and master of silly ideas, William Heath Robinson. Date: 1927

Epacris Microphylla or Coral Heath, a flowering shrub. 1888

The Christening Party by William Heath Robinson
Charming scene depicting a christening party held in a garden filled with tables around which villagers and friends gather to eat, drink and be merry. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

Heath Robinson Drawing for Television
William Heath Robinson (1872 - 1944), artist and illustrator known as the Gadget King, pictured drawing for television in the 1940s. Date: 1947

The Truth About Grown-Ups by William Heath Robinson
A baby, who should really be fast asleep in his cot, instead regales a gathered group of elves and pixies in his bedroom with tall tales about the deeds of his parents

German breaches of the hague convention
Injecting chilblains serum into the feet of the British. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans Date: 1916

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