1910s – Heath Robinson Museum

Special Exhibition gallery closed 19 & 20 May while we install our new exhibition: The Humour of William Heath Robinson. Half price entry to rest of museum.

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Courteous consideration of party of old Beaux throwing their weight into the prevention of a serious motor accident

Courteous consideration of party of old Beaux throwing their weight into the prevention of a serious motor accident - pen and ink

Grim looking woman with a child

Grim looking woman with a child - watercolour

Bashfulness of Old Teuton air hero when falling past a lady’s bed-room window

Bashfulness of Old Teuton air hero when falling past a lady’s bed-room window - pen and watercolour

The true war aim of the Turk – to give a fillip to the lagging spirit of domesticity in these islands after winning an entrance by force of arms

The true war aim of the Turk – to give a fillip to the lagging spirit of domesticity in these islands after winning an entrance by force of arms - pen and ink

The First Aero Wedding

The First Aero Wedding - pen and watercolour

Two of the crew of a doomed airship endeavouring to save their commander’s life by inflating the gas bag

Two of the crew of a doomed airship endeavouring to save their commander’s life by inflating the gas bag - pen and watercolour

Public Spirit – the Crown Prince opening a new criminal lunatic asylum in Berlin

Public Spirit – the Crown Prince opening a new criminal lunatic asylum in Berlin -

The Hun Virtuous 13 – Consummate delicacy of young German aeronauts when passing over thickly populated areas

The Hun Virtuous 13 – Consummate delicacy of young German aeronauts when passing over thickly populated areas - pen

‘The Hun Virtuous – Unprecedented gentlemanliness of Prussian general in offering to loan his umbrella to one of our Tommies during an advance in a rain storm

‘The Hun Virtuous – Unprecedented gentlemanliness of Prussian general in offering to loan his umbrella to one of our Tommies during an advance in a rain storm - pen and ink

The Hun Virtuous – A benignant Boche returning good for evil

The Hun Virtuous – A benignant Boche returning good for evil - pen and ink

The Hun Virtuous – An iron willed Prussian general putting away from himself the thought of loot

The Hun Virtuous – An iron willed Prussian general putting away from himself the thought of loot - pen and ink

Three thoughtful young uhlans assisting an elderly lady crossing the Meuse

Three thoughtful young uhlans assisting an elderly lady crossing the Meuse - pen and ink

The Hun Virtuous [or the gentle Hun] – lightness of touch helping the young birds to build their nests

The Hun Virtuous [or the gentle Hun] – lightness of touch helping the young birds to build their nests - pen

‘The Hun Virtuous – The soft hearted Brandenburgers

‘The Hun Virtuous – The soft hearted Brandenburgers - pen and ink

Tommy (at a loss what to say when suddenly confronted by the enemy) – Er-Er – Third return to Ammersmith

Tommy (at a loss what to say when suddenly confronted by the enemy) – Er-Er - Third return to Ammersmith - pen and watercolour

Berries

Berries - pen and ink

Cake and Sack

Cake and Sack - pen and ink

Full length study of Joan

Full length study of Joan - pencil

German submarine sinking pleasure boat off Brighton

German submarine sinking pleasure boat off Brighton - pen and watercolour

Preparing the popular film of a Taube soaring above Rheims cathedral

Preparing the popular film of a Taube soaring above Rheims cathedral - pen and watercolour