Ratcliff Place
This photograph was taken during the great freeze of 1946/1947. The view is in Ratcliff Place next to the Town Hall looking into Victoria Square. The old Central Library used to be located in Ratcliff ...
Soho Observatory by John Phillp
This pencil drawing by John Phillp shows the building described by the astronomer Alexander Aubert in 1778 in a letter to Matthew Boulton. This small building housed a telescope of 'Large aperture' and ...
St. Michael's Church - Sites and Monuments Record
The Architect was Mr Bourne (of Dudley).The church was consecrated on 23rd July 1855. A large sandstone church with ashlar dressings, comprising chancel, aisles and nave, west transepts, south-west tower ...
Stone Axe from Queen's Head Road - Sites and Monuments Record
A polished stone axe found in Queen's Head Road, Handsworth, now in Birmingham Museum. The axe was made from stone from Cornwall.
The axe dates from the early Neolithic to early Bronze age periods ...
The Lunar Walk
Members of the Birmingham History Theatre Group gather for a group photograph outside The Venture on Malvern Street. The group were about to set off on a "Lunar Walk" along canal towpaths showcasing in ...
The Old Yew Tree, Rocky Lane, Perry Barr by P Whitehouse
This photograph of the old yew tree in Rocky Lane was taken by P. Whitehouse. Rocky Lane is probably one of the most photographed roads in the area and there are many views of this spectacular tree.
The Work room of James Watt at Heathfield Hall.
The Work room of James Watt at Heathfield Hall.
At the time of the photograph (1901) it had been undisturbed since his death in 1819.
The workroom of James Watt at Heathfield Hall
The workroom of James Watt at Heathfield, absolutely undisturbed since his death in 1819.
Toll Gate and Rose Hill House
Rose Hill House occupied a site at the corner of Soho Road and Rose Hill Road, opposite the former Methodist chapel. It was the residence of William Creighton who was an engineer employed at the Soho ...
Tree by John Phillp
This ink wash view of a tree is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp may have been Matthew Boulton's son but the evidence is inconclusive. ...
Tree by John Phillp
This watercolour of a tree is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp may have been Matthew Boulton's son but the evidence is inconclusive. ...
Tree planting on Bell Barn Road
Mature trees were planted as part of the features of the redevelopment of the Lee Bank area. This image was credited as being of Bell Barn Road but the background of Bristol Street means it is the end ...
View of James Watt's Workroom at Heathfield Hall
Oil painting by John or Jonathon Pratt of James Watt's workroom at Heathfield. Heathfield was demolished in the 1920s but the contents of the workroom was preserved at the Science Museum in London.
Watercolour of variegated holly by John Phillp
This image is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp may have been Matthew Boulton's son but the evidence is inconclusive. He was born ...
Watercolour study of a cabbage leaf by John Phillp
This study is labelled
'Drawn by John Phillp, from a cabbage which grew in his garden at Handsworth, Staffordshire July 27th 1811.'
It is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches ...
Weather Conditions at Soho
This meteorology book covers the years 1806 to 1810, page by page.
This is one of a series of notebooks that record in minute detail the daily weather conditions at Soho Manufactory. They were mostly ...
Weather Conditions at Soho - Page 101
This is one of a series of notebooks that record in minute detail the daily weather conditions at Soho Manufactory.
To see this volume in its entirety, page by page, go to 'Handsworth Histories' in ...
Weather Conditions measured at Soho Manufactory
This is one of a series of notebooks that record in minute detail the daily weather conditions at Soho Manufactory.
To see more of this volume, page by page, go to 'Handsworth Histories' in the 'Gallery' ...