Description:Thornhill House, Handsworth. It was occupied in the eighteenth century by John Scales who worked at the Soho Manufactory. James Watt junior lived there prior to moving to Aston Hall, then Matthew Boulton's daughter Anne until her death in 1829. Later occupants included James Mason, a merchant and Edward Chance. The house was demolished in 1900.The photograph shows J E Vale, a local fruiterer with the child, Archie. c.1890