Watercolour of a spaniel's head by John Phillp
This watercolour of a dog's head by John Phillp may show Dash, the favourite dog of industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton (1728-1809). It is labelled drawn from nature by John Phillp 1796.
The ...
Watercolour of Garden Temple by John Phillp
This watercolour shows a garden building which is almost certainly the Temple of Flora on the Shell Pool at Soho, the landscaped garden created by industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton.
This ...
Watercolour of variegated holly 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 ...
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 ...
Watt Chapel, St Mary's Church
Statue Of James Watt in his chapel of rest at St Mary's Church. Watt was a partner of Matthew Boulton, and is renowned for his development of the steam engine. The unit of electrical power is named after ...
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 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 - Inventor of Gaslight
Article from the Daily Graphic about William Murdock's experiments in Redruth. Murdock worked as an engineer for the firm of Matthew Boulton and James Watt in Handsworth, but for some years he represented ...
William Murdock commemorative plaque in Redruth Cornwall
This plaque, erected by the Tangye Brothers of Handsworth Birmingham, is on the side of William Murdock's house in Redruth. Murdock was an engineer and worked for Matthew Boulton and James Watt. He will ...
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 ...
William Murdock's house in Redruth Cornwall
In 1792 William Murdock heated coal in the garden of his house at Cross Street, Redruth and piped it into the house, where he lit a series of burners attached to the other end of the pipe. This was the ...
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 ...
Work to be carried out for the Reverend Boyle at Soho House
This note outlines work that was to be carried out at Soho House for the Reverend Boyle. Boyle was the vicar at nearby St Michael's church and lived at Soho House from 1860 to c.1867. The house was ...
Workmen's Cottages in Foundry Road
The cottages were lived in by workmen from the nearby Soho Foundry. The plaque on the wall by the left hand door commemorates that William Murdock, Boulton and Watt's Chief Engineer, lived there following ...