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  • The War Refugees' Camp, Earl's Court 1918 The War Refugees' Camp, Earl's Court 1918

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA) 1918

    image: In the foreground a group of refugees stand and sit underneath an archway. The group is predominantly made up of women, as well as four young children and two men, one of whom has a white beard and is lighting a pipe. In the background through the...

  • The British Museum : Removing sandbags in the Assyrian Saloon The British Museum : Removing sandbags in the Assyrian Saloon

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA)

    image: view of the interior of a large room; in the centre, the top half of a monumental ancient sculpture is visible above a wall of sandbags and sand. A figure on a ladder and two others atop the sandbags are at work, while others stand at the base of...

  • The British Museum: Sketches of Sandbagged Sculptures in the Egyptian Gallery The British Museum: Sketches of Sandbagged Sculptures in the Egyptian Gallery

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA) 1918

    image: in the left half is a sketch of three sculptures standing alongside one another in the Egyptian gallery of the British Museum. In the right half is a sketch of a sculpture and two piles of sandbags protecting further sculptures, also in the...

  • The British Museum: Sketches of Sandbagged Sculptures in the Northern Egyptian and Assyrian Galleries The British Museum: Sketches of Sandbagged Sculptures in the Northern Egyptian and Assyrian Galleries

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA) 1918

    image: in the left half is a sketch of an interior view of part of the Northern Egyptian gallery in the British Museum, with an ancient pillar standing in the centre of the room and the sculpted head of Rameses II visible in the background. In the right...

  • The British Museum : removing sandbags in the Northern Egyptian Gallery The British Museum : removing sandbags in the Northern Egyptian Gallery

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA) 1918

    image: an interior view of the Northern Egyptian gallery in the British Museum, with several workmen in the process of removing sandbags, which are arranged in large piles against the tall walls. The formost workman has a wheelbarrow at the ready, with a...

  • The British Museum : Sandbagged sculpture in the Egyptian Gallery The British Museum : Sandbagged sculpture in the Egyptian Gallery

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA) 1918

    image: an interior view of the Egyptian gallery in the British Museum, with a few workers standing amongst large piles of sandbags used to protect sculptures in the event of an air raid. One stone pharoah head is visible to the left.

  • Inside the Eagle Hut, Aldwych Inside the Eagle Hut, Aldwych

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA)

    image: a group of American soldiers and sailors sit and stand before a large map of the USA mounted on the wall of the YMCA Eagle Hut at Aldwych.

  • Westminster Abbey : the tombs of Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary sandbagged Westminster Abbey : the tombs of Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary sandbagged

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA) 1918

    image: an interior view of the grand tombs of Queens Elizabeth and Mary covered with piles of sandbags, within Westminster Abbey.

  • Kensington Palace and Allotments Kensington Palace and Allotments

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA)

    image: a view of the red brick Kensington Palace with the surrounding grounds converted for use as allotments in the foreground. A few men and women are at work maintaining the plots, which appear full of vegetables.

  • The Eagle Hut, Aldwych The Eagle Hut, Aldwych

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA)

    image: a view across the wooden buildings of the American YMCA Eagle Hut in Aldwych, constructed adjacent to St Mary le Strand church, which is visible immediately behind. Two horse-drawn carts full of American soldiers are on the road in front of the...

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