1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Saw Mill in Cadiz, Spain
Plan and sections of saw mill, Don Fernando de Torres, Cadiz, Spain, December 1790 [copies made in 1792].
Another European engine, this time for Spain. This was one of a handful of engines that Boulton ...
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 Survey of the Township of Handsworth, 1794
Extract from Vestry Minutes of St Mary's Church, Handsworth.
"At a Vestry Meeting held in Handsworth Church on the 22nd April 1794. It was resolved that Mr Bishton and Mr Fowler, the Commissioners appointed ...
Article on James Watt's attic
This cutting is included in the Pemberton album held by the Handsworth Historical Society. It gives useful background information on much of the equipment featured in the photographs from that album.
The ...
Article on Matthew Boulton, page 1
This article on Matthew Boulton is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours, sketches and other items by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). The original source of the article is not known but it was ...
Article on Matthew Boulton, page 2
This article on Matthew Boulton is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours, sketches and other items by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). The original source of the article is not known but it was ...
Aston Church by John Phillp
This pen and ink drawing of Aston Church 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 ...
Ball's House
Ball's House in Edgbaston Lane. From an 18th century watercolour by Warren Blackham which is held in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Benjamin Wyatt & Sons Account, 1769
Benjamin Wyatt (1755-1813) of Sutton Coldfield was an architect and builder and a cousin of the famous architects James and Samuel Wyatt.
The bill is for 'sundrys as under for ye building done at Soho ...
Benjamin Wyatt & Sons Account, 1769, reverse
Benjamin Wyatt (1755-1813) of Sutton Coldfield was an architect and builder and a cousin of the famous architects James and Samuel Wyatt.
The bill is for 'sundrys as under for ye building done at Soho ...
Boat in sail on Hockley or Soho Pool by John Phillp
This pen and ink drawing by John Phillp shows the Boulton family boat on Hockley Pool. The boat shows part of the Boulton family coat of arms on the stern. The boathouse is visible in the trees to the ...
Boathouse doors by John Phillp
This scale elevation of boathouse doors by John Phillp does not match the doors of the boathouse on Soho Pool visible in other sketches by Phillp (also available on this site). It is possible they belong ...
Boulton & Watt Engine, Galton Street Locks, Smethwick
This engine was constructed c.1780 and after being dismantled, was later moved to the Birmingham Science Museum. Since the closure of that building the engine is now at Millenium Point, Birmingham in ...
Boxwood crystals made by James Watt
Taken from the T.E. Pemberton album held by the Handsworth Historical Society.
Branched candelabra by John Phillp (unfinished)
This unfinished drawing of a branched candelabra 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 ...
Bust of a cherub 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 ...