The Drawing Room, Soho House
This view of Soho House, the former home of Matthew Boulton was taken when the house was in use as a hotel. What had been Boulton's Drawing Room was used as the hotel dining room.
The chimneypiece ...
The Hermitage at Soho by John Phillp
This pen and ink drawing shows the Hermitage, one of the garden buildings built on the Soho Estate by the industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton (1728-1809). He referred to it as his 'building ...
The Hermitage in snow by John Phillp
This pen and ink drawing with watercolour shows the Hermitage, one of the garden buildings built on the Soho Estate by the industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton (1728-1809). He referred to it ...
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 Shell Pool, Park Avenue
This was one of the landscaped pools laid out by Matthew Boulton in the grounds of Soho House.
In the 1880s when the Soho estate was being broken up it became part of the Shell Pool Grounds which was ...
The Soho Manufactory
The Soho Manufactory was founded in 1761 by Matthew Boulton on Handsworth Heath in the parish of Handsworth near Birmingham. The site of a water mill was taken over, quickly converted and expanded over ...
The stables at Soho House by John Phillp
This pen and ink drawing shows the stables at Soho House, the home of industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Bopulton (1728-1809). The image is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and ...
The strain of the crane
At first sight one cannot believe that half a dozen men really expect to manhandle this heavy crane with any degree of success. The photograph, dated 21 March 1973, comes from the Birmingham Post and ...
The Three Sohos
The Three Sohos
by George Demidowicz
There has been considerable confusion by writers over the years in distinguishing between the three Soho sites:
The Soho Manufactory
The Soho Mint
The Soho ...
Thornhill House by John Phillp
This watercolour by John Phillp shows Thornhill House. The reverse reads 'from nature, view taken about half past 8 o'clock in a fine evening June 1796'.
This image is from the Phillp album, a collection ...
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 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. ...
Trompe l'oeuil page with verses on Soho
This trompe l'oeuil image is headed
'These few lines were Addressed to Matthew Boulton Esqr by a Friend who saw Soho when Mr B first settled there in 1775 and saw it again in 1796 in its improved state.' ...
Various instruments used by the natives of Otaheite by John Phillp
These pen and ink drawings by John Phillp show tools used by the natives of Otaheite (Tahiti).
The pencil captions read
[upper drawing]
1 instrument for beating Bread fruit into paste [top ...
View across Hockley or Soho Pool by John Phillp
This pencil drawing by John Phillp is looking across Hockley or Soho Pool which was part of the landscaped park created by industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton. Boulton's boathouse and boat ...
View across Hockley or Soho Pool by John Phillp
This watercolour by John Phillp looks north across Hockley Pool. Soho House is visible on top of the hill prior to its remodelling by architects James and Samuel Wyatt. Some of the Manufactory buildings ...
View across Hockley Pool by John Phillp
This watercolour is a view across Birmingham Heath and Hockley or Soho Pool. Soho House and the rooftops of Soho Manufactory are visible in the distance. Use the zoomify function to view them more clearly. ...