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.
Wellington Road area of Edgbaston in 1837, by Samuel Lines
A sketch of the Wellington Road area of Edgbaston in 1837, by the Birmingham artist Samuel Lines. Isolated houses are already to be seen in 1837 but the rural surroundings are by no means easy to identify. ...
Wesleyan Theological College, Friary Road
A close up photograph of the main entrance of the Wesleyan Theological College in Friary Road, taken in 1898. The building is in the Gothic style of the fourteenth century.
West House School, Edgbaston
West House School, St James' Road, Edgbaston, from a postcard probably of interwar date. Founded as a preparatory school for boys, the school first appears in directories from 1896 and still exists today....
Westminster Road Congregational Church, Handsworth
Westminster Road Congregational Church, Handsworth. This photograph of the interior was taken sometime after the church opened in 1882. The church fell into disuse and combined with Union Row Congregational ...
Westminster Road, Handsworth
Westminster Road, Handsworth. The hand-tinted postcard shows on the right Westminster Road Congregational Church, dating from 1882.
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 Henry Welshman
This is an abridged biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download.
William Henry Welshman lived at 20 Holyhead Road, Handsworth.
The subject of our sketch, ...
William Arundel - Fancy Bread Baker
Arundel had two premises. One was at 89 Bristol Street on the side of the street which now has the Etap Hotel and the grass bank. It would have stood in the vicinity of that grass bank. The other premises ...
William Booth's Forgery Materials
Metal Plate, forged note and false coins found in the grounds of Booth's Farm, Perry Barr.William Booth the forger lived at the farm and was hanged for his crimes.
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 Henry Boraston - Wine, Spirit and Ale Merchant
Advert for William Henry Boraston who traded from 191 Soho Road. Boraston lived at "Cora Lynn" on Holyhead Road. In the Trade Directories of the time he is actually listed as a Grocer, so possibly he ...
William Middlemore's factory
This engraving shows Mr William Middlemore's factory in Holloway Head. Middlemore first appears in the 1840s as a currier, saddler, harness maker, patent leather manufacturer, and army and navy accoutrement ...
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 ...
William Murdock memorial and others in St. Mary's Church
Murdock worked as a engineer for the firm of Boulton and Watt and will always be remembered for his discovery of the use of coal gas for lighting. Murdock is buried in St. Mary's Church along with Boulton ...
Winchester Road, Perry Barr
Winchester Road, Birchfield, Perry Barr