Exterior of Heathfield Hall
The former home of James Watt - inventor and engineer who worked with Matthew Boulton. It was built in 1790 and stood on grounds that lay between Hamstead Road, Church Hill Road and Heathfield Road. The ...
Exterior of Heathfield Hall
The former home of James Watt - inventor and engineer who worked with Matthew Boulton. It was built in 1790 and stood on grounds that lay between Hamstead Road, Church Hill Road and Heathfield Road. The ...
Fatal Prize Fight
A newscutting from the Mercury of 6 June 1891 quoting Aris's Birmingham Gazette from 100 years before. It recounts two prizefights which took place at Kingstanding resulting in the death of two men.
From ...
Floriate design by John Phillp
This pencil sketch 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 ...
Foliate design by John Phillp
This pen and ink design with wash 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. ...
Foliate design by John Phillp
This pencil and crayon design 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. ...
Foliate design by John Phillp
This pen and ink design 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. ...
Forging plate used by William Booth
This plate was used by the notorious forger William Booth and was found in a ploughed field on Booth's Farm in 1865. An example of a bank note produced by a plate like this is also available on the site....
Front and side elevation of a vase handle by John Phillp
This image is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). The pencil inscription reads 'Executed in silver JP int 1806'
Phillp may have been Matthew ...
Geometrical Elevation of a Vase by John Phillp
The scale line of this vase (at the bottom of the page) indicates that it is about 2 feet wide at its widest part which suggests it was a stone garden ornament, probably in Matthew Boulton's landscaped ...
Gilt Button from the Luckock Collection
This gilt button is of the type which would have been produced by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Manufactory. Boulton produced a wide range of buttons and buckles which are shown in his pattern books. ...
Gilt Button from the Luckock Collection
This gilt button is of the type which would have been produced by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Manufactory. Boulton produced a wide range of buttons and buckles which are shown in his pattern books. ...
Green Man by John Phillp
The green man is an ancient fertility symbol found throughout Europe, usually carved in wood or stone. This pen and ink with wash drawing is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches ...
Hand holding a flute by John Phillp
This pencil study of a hand holding a flute 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 ...
Handsworth Parish Church
From an old print by Rev Stebbing Shaw. Watercolour by Joseph F. Pimm who gave this picture to Handsworth Historical Society.
Joseph Pimm lived in Woodstock Road, Handsworth. He presented 12 etchings ...
Handwriting exercise by John Phillp
This piece of work would have been carried out as a practice exercise by John Phillp. It reads
Trade is a fluctuating thing:
it passed from Tyre to Alexandria, from
Alexandria to Venice, from Venice ...
Hanson Map of Holloway Head area in 1778
This is a detailed section of the map. Most of the area shown is filled with the orchards and fields which lined the route from Bath Row down into Holloway Head. Note that the very end of the route into ...
Head and shoulders of a young man by John Phillp
This drawing is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). It shows the head and shoulders of a young man and may be a self portrait. It is labelled ...