1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Saw Mill in Cadiz, Spain
Fifth page of description of the Engine for Don Fernando de Torres, Cadiz, Spain, January 1791.
Another European engine, this time for Spain. This was one of a handful of engines that Boulton & Watt ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London
Cross-Section of the boilers for William Tate’s Engine, London, March 1794.
The 1790s saw a large increase in sales of Boulton & Watt’s rotative engines. They were sold to all types of business, but ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London
General Section of 52 Horse 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London, March 1794.
The 1790s saw a large increase in sales of Boulton & Watt’s rotative engines. They were sold to all types of ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London
Ground Plan of William Tate’s Malt Distillery and Brewery, 1794.
The 1790s saw a large increase in sales of Boulton & Watt’s rotative engines. They were sold to all types of business, but the largest ...
A lamp for Gas Hall.
lamp made for an exhibition at Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, pre- 2002. The Handsworth Artist, Roy Douglas, is working on the piece with a curator from South Africa.
A Lamp for Gas Hall.
lamp made for an exhibition at Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, pre- 2002. The Handsworth Artist, Roy Douglas, is working on the piece with a curator from South Africa.
A lamp for Gas Hall.
lamp made for an exhibition at Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, pre- 2002. The Handsworth Artist, Roy Douglas, is working on the piece with a curator from South Africa.
Aston Church Institution
Aston Church Institution, despite its name, stood on Villa Street in the Soho Ward.
Bab-ES-SIQ, Petra by David Bomberg
The painting is owned by Birmingham Musuem and Art Gallery. David Bomberg, who had originally come out to Palestine under the auspices of the Zionist Organisation, painted many scenes at Petra in 1924. ...
Beauty Receiving the White Rose by Joseph Southall
A pencil sketch for Joseph Southall’s largest easel painting, Beauty Receiving the White Rose from her Father, held in the collections of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. The folk tale of Beauty and ...
Belgians In Birmingham by Chris Upton
In the autumn of 1914, when thousands of British soldiers were learning a little French and setting off for Flanders, the Belgians were heading in the opposite direction. Unlike the many nations that ...
City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
The Industrial Hall in the City Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham. The Industrial Hall, taken from a tinted postcard, was part of the original Art Gallery building, which was designed by H.R. Yeoville ...
City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
The Round Gallery in the City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham. The Round Gallery, seen here in a postcard view, is in the original Art Gallery building, designed by H.R. Yeoville Thomason in 1884/85. ...
City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
One of the exhibits in Birmingham Art Gallery, from an early 20th-century postcard. This bronze statue of a praying boy is an example of the Victorian confidence in the educational value of casts - the ...
City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
A scene inside the City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, from a postcard. The Round Room gave access to the Industrial Hall and to the Art Gallery extension and was part of the original Art Gallery ...
Colin Gabbidon's Work: Vertical Hold
From 'Vertical Hold' artshow, Westminster Road, Handsworth. 23rd September 2002
Cornish Pumping Engine for the Poldory Mine
Drawing 'No. 2' of general section of cornish mine pumping engine, for the Poldory Mine.
This engine was a typical Cornish pumping engine made by Boulton & Watt. It was single-acting, with a 48 inch ...
Cornish Pumping Engine for the Poldory Mine
Drawing 'No. 3.' of the inside view of the Poldory Engine seen from the Lower Wall. Also shows longitudinal section of the boiler and seating and external view of the chimney.
This engine was a typical ...