Henson Collection

Fulton Mackay and Sprocket, filming in Cornwall
The actor Fulton Mackay (1922-1987) and Sprocket, filming the TV series Fraggle Rock at St Anthonys Lighthouse near Falmouth, Cornwall

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- underside view with covering fabric in place. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- sectional views of the boiler. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- enlarged view of the steam engine. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- enlarged view of the car or carriage. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- side view of the main frame, and plan of the controlling tail. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883)

In the cocktail bar at Ciros Grill
Well-known personalities of the day caricatured by George Whitelaw in the cocktail bar at Ciros Grill, one of the premier nightspots in London in the early part of the 20th century

Caricature of Leslie Henson by George Whitelaw
Fourth in a series by artist George Whitelaw caricaturing well-known individuals and likening them to animals. This one features Leslie Henson (1891 - 1957)

Matthew Alexander Henson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing fur hat and fur coat. Date c1910

Leslie Henson Golfing
Comedian Leslie Henson (1891-1957) posing on the golf course. At the time he was appearing in the farce It's A Boy! at the Strand Theatre. Date: 1931

Steam Flying Machine aircraft proposed by Henson
Steam Flying Machine aircraft proposed by William Samuel Henson in his patent of 1842 Date: 1842

Flying Machine, Aerial Steam Carriage
Aircraft, Flying Machine, Aerial Steam Carriage by W S. Henson. 1843

Audience of stars at midnight performance of Charlots Revue
A galaxy of stars in the audience for the midnight performance of the first night of Charlots Revue at the Prince of Wales Theatre in April 1925

British entertainers fly into Deauville
Jack Hylton, the famous band leader, Mrs Jack Hylton, actress Enid Stamp-Taylor and comedian, Leslie Henson photographed just after arriving in fashionable Deauville by plane

Herbert Hensley Henson - Bishop of Durham
Date: 1937

Leslie Henson - British Actor
Date: 1935

Enthronement of Durhams Bishop
The Enthronement of Bishop Hensley Henson as Bishop of Durham. Date: 1920

Monument in memory of Uncle Tom - Rev. Josiah Henson
Monument erected in memory of abolitionist, minister and author Rev. Josiah Henson - born into Slavery in 1789 in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland

The Aerial Steam Carriage, or Ariel. An artists imaginary representation of a propeller-driven flying machine with wings. By Permission of the Patentees, this Engraving of The First Carriage

Girls Gym Display
Schoolgirls, pupils of Nita Henson, put on a formal gymnasium display on a rib stall climbing frame. Children exercising at school, PE lesson, keep fit class

A Cuckoo in the Nest by Ben Travers (12 November 1886 18 December 1980). First produced at the Court Theatre in Liverpool, and at the Aldwych Theatre on 22nd July 1925

HH Henson
HERBERT HENSLEY HENSON English prelate, Canon of Westminster, advocate of disestablishment Date: 1863 - 1947

Hensons Aerial Carriage
HENSONs AERIAL STEAM CARRIAGE the most practicable of the early projects : though it never flew, it was a remarkable prevision of the flying machines to come. Date: 1843

Street view near the Cathedral, Exeter, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Leslie Henson during WW1
One of the most popular male entertainers of the First World War, Leslie Henson (1891 - 1957), appearing in Yes, Uncle! at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London in 1918 dressed in his R.F.C uniform

Leslie Henson in Yes, Uncle! during WW1
One of the most popular male entertainers of the First World War, Leslie Henson (1891 - 1957), appearing in Yes, Uncle! at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London in 1918

Madge Saunders
Miss Madge Saunders, the well known Gaiety actress pictured in her wedding dress for her marriage to the popular actor, Mr. Leslie Henson at St. Georges Church in Hanover Square on 9 December 1919

William Samuel Henson, 1805-1888

Wax effigy of Princess Elizabeth
The Duke and Duchess of York and Mr Leslie Henson with a wax effigy of the young Princess Elizabeth. The doll was the piece de resistance of an auction held at a Society ball. Date: 1927

Theatre, The Astaires, Nerman
Caricature of brother and sister dance act, Fred and Adele Astaire in the shows Lady Be Good and Funny Face, joined by Leslie Henson

Henson, Nerman
Leslie Henson, Heather Thatcher, Claude Hulbert, Margary Hicklin, Percy Hemming

Dickson, Henson, The Beauty Prize Nerman
Dorothy Dickson and Leslie Henson in The Beauty Prize

Society people at Seaview on the Isle of Wight. Mr Valentine Williams, the writer, with his wife, formerly Miss Alice Crawford; Lady Craven and her twin brother

Robert E. Peary on the Roosevelt, 1909
Photograph showing Commander Robert E. Peary (1856-1920), the Arctic explorer, on the bridge of the Roosevelt, 1909. Peary is seen in the fur clothing he used during his expedition to the North Pole

Hensons Steam Carriage
William Samuel Henson along with John Stringfellow designed the Aerial Steam Carriage. Prints like this foretold a success that was sadly not forthcoming

Events / Peary / Henson
Matthew Henson, Pearys companion on his attempt on the North Pole

Hensons Flying Machine
Ws Hensons flying machine never flew, but if it had, and if it had flown as far as the Pyramids, this is how it might have looked

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