Description:The Birmingham Flour & Bread Co.’s Mill, August 1796.
A rare illustration of the Birmingham Flour & Bread Co.’s mill on Holt Street in Aston. The mill was powered by a 16 horse Boulton & Watt sun & planet engine. The section and plan of the mill clearly show the two sets of four grindstones that the engine powered. The partners in the mill were Joseph Townshend, factor, Thomas Warner, goldsmith, Joseph Taylor, silversmith, Joseph Barber, artist and William Bingley, bucklemaker.
This drawing is part of the Archives of Soho, held at Birmingham City Archives [Ref. MS3147/Portfolio/5/141]