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.
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Well Head Farm
Built c.1600 rebuilt c.1830 demolished 1974 this farm stood on the corner of Wellhead Lane and Aldridge Road.
Weymouth Pine by John Phillp
This watercolour by John Phillp is labelled 'done on the spot, sketch of a Weymouth Pine'.
It is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp ...
Weymouth Pine by John Phillp
This pencil drawing 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 ...
William Booth's Grave at St. Mary's Church
William Booth was a forger who operated from Booth's Farm. Most of his business was said to be conducted from Lichfield and the Hare and Hounds Public House in West Bromwich. Booth was arrested at Booth's ...
William Murdoch by an unknown artist
Murdoch (1754-1839) worked as an engineer for the firm of Boulton and Watt in Handsworth. For a time he represented the company's interests in Cornwall, where he "invented" gas powered lighting for which ...
Winged figure standing on stern of boat by John Phillp
This pencil sketch by John Phillp shows a winged figure standing on the stern of a boat, a recumbent female and two sinking ships in the background.
This image is from the Phillp album, a collection ...