I work in London as a web editor. I read books, go to exhibitions and out into the country for long walks.
London, UK
Joined February 2009
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Today is #MuseumSelfieDay!
We can't welcome you into the museum today, but we wanted to share a very Heath Robinson #selfie
Published in 1973, but drawn over 30 years earlier, could 'Taking One's own Photo while Bathing' be one of the earliest gadgets to take a selfie?? 🤣
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Is anyone else staring whistfully into the distance dreaming of a post-lockdown world?
Just make sure that cliff isn't more than 5 miles from home! 😂😂
#Lockdown3
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#OnThisDay 1274 Edward I was crowned at Westminster. On the same day ten years later his eldest son and heir, Alphonso, died at Windsor. Had the boy lived to be king, Alphonso would now be a common English name. (Image from the Alphonso Psalter.)
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#OnThisDay 1305 William Wallace was captured and handed over to the English, in spite of the lucky Lego Han Solo he had been given a short time earlier.
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With #PubsReopening soon Heath Robinson is here to help get the bottles filled and bars restocked! 🍻🍻🍻
Will you be heading back to the pub once they reopen?
From a 1915 advertising series by Heath Robinson for Johnnie Walker
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#OnThisDay AD 918 Æthelflæd, "Lady of the Mercians", daughter of Alfred the Great, died at Tamworth, a town she had recent recaptured from the Danes.
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With all this miserable weather what would Heath Robinson do?? ☔️☔️
Bake enough bread for all the neighbours, pop out the pencils and get artistic, have a go at the pipes or build a tent fort and snuggle up to wait for the sun! ☀️☀️
#FridayVibes #weekend #quarantineactivities
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Who else would like one of these at home during this downturn in the weather?? 🎲♟️
'Modern carpet designs may provide endless entertainment for your guests' from Heath Robinson's classic 'How to Live in a Flat' (1936) 🤣🤣
#humour #Quarantine #StayHome
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Who would have loved a drink in the Knickerbocker Bar aboard the RMS Empress of Britain - fully decorated by Heath Robinson?? 🍸🍸
It's Friday - go ahead!!
Check out our #Facebook page for full details on this amazing project and its sad end!
#FridayFeeling #HappyHour
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Heres some #MondayMotivation to kick off #NationalGardeningWeek !! 🏡🌱Here's a Heath Robinson reminder that you don't have to have a #garden to enjoy some #outdoorfun! Grab a windowsill and see what you can grow!!
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It's #WorldBookDay, which people traditionally celebrate by buying books about castles, Edward I, King John or the Norman Conquest.
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Today is #ShakespearesBirthday !! 🎂🎂
Some of Heath Robinson's best work was produced to illustrate Shakespeare's plays! These beautiful images are from Twelfth Night and A Misummer Night's Dream! For more images and #Quarantine theatre suggestions check out our instagram page!
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Wishing you a very #HappyEaster from all of us at the Heath Robinson Museum! 🥚🥚🐑🐑🐣🐤🐥
"The Language of #eggs, Some New Designs For Easter Eggs to Facilitate the Exchange of Graceful Sentiments and Amorous Messages" (1933)
What do your #eastereggs say???
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#ThrowbackThursday to our amazing exhibition of Heath Robinson watercolours last year! (Image 1&2)🎨🎨
For some incredible watercolour inspiration check out our artist in residence at instagram.com/harinder_artis… -her work is phenomenal and we are so proud of our partnership!!! 🧑🤝🧑🧑🤝🧑🧑🤝🧑
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#OnThisDay 1199 Richard the Lionheart died from a gangrenous crossbow wound. His heartbroken brother John succeeded him.
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Did anyone else see the #QueensSpeech?? 👑👑
"Better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again." Wonderful words for difficult times!
This adorable little crowned fellow is from Heath Robinson's 'Bill the Minder'!
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Did you see this morning's #cartoon in @dailytelegraph - we thought we'd share the #inspiration by our very own Heath Robinson!! @Cartoon4sale
#workingfromhome #selfisolation
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Which Heath Robinson #head are you today?? Pick a #mood and let us know in the comments!! All these head and tail pieces come from Heath Robinson #illustrations of 'The Works of Rabelais' and 'The Life and Death of King John'. We love the soup drinker!! #HeathRobinson
