Soho Manufactory, Handsworth

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Date:1762 - 1865 (c.)

Description:Old smelting furnace used by Boulton, Watt and Murdock at the Soho Manufactory, Handsworth. Erected in 1762 by Matthew Boulton it was demolished in the 1860s.

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Manufacturing Handsworth Boulton, Matthew 1801 - 1900 (19th Century) 1701 - 1800 (18th Century)

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Donor ref:LSH WPS WK-H5-0671 (3/2092)

Source: Local Studies and History Department

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