Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Reverse copy of the edge view of the fly wheel. This drawing shows the shaft that powered the cotton spinning machinery. Note that the cellar floor has been pencilled in for reference for installing the ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Plan of the engine taken above the cylinder and boiler tops.
This was a typical sun & planet engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton mill in Hulme, ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Plan of the engine taken above the cylinder and boiler tops, February 1798.
This was a typical 'sun & planet' engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Longitudinal section of one of the boilers, February 1798.
This was a typical 'sun & planet' engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton mill in Hulme, ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Reverse copy of the longitudinal section of one of the boilers, February 1798.
This was a typical 'sun & planet' engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Drawing of the working gear, February 1798.
This was a typical 'sun & planet' engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton mill in Hulme, South Manchester ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Top end of the connecting rod, February 1798.
This was a typical 'sun & planet' engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton mill in Hulme, South Manchester ...
Councillor A. Lane
This is an abridged biography from The Handsworth Magazine. The full biography is available as a download.
Councillor Alfred Lane, of Tudor House (Birchfield Road), Perry Barr, was born at Halesowen, ...
Councillor Edgar Evans - Brewer and Maltster
This is an abridged version of his biography from The Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download. Mr Evans address was given as Well Head Brewery, Well Head Lane, Perry Barr. Interestingly ...
Councillor George Baines
A newspaper cutting from the Despatch, 22nd November 1905.
Familiar Figures no 797.
A caricature and brief description of the career of George Baines of Handsworth.
He owned 2 of the "best farms in ...
Councillor Thomas Fletcher
This is an abridged biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full biography is available as a download.
Thomas Fletcher lived at 119 Stamford Road in Handsworth in 1900. Prior to that he resided ...
Countermarked Cartwheel Penny (obverse)
This cartwheel penny was minted in 1797 at Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint. In 1812 it was countermarked to convert it into a workman's pass for the naval dockyards at Chatham in Kent.
Countermarked Cartwheel Penny (reverse)
This cartwheel penny was minted in 1797 at Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint. In 1812 it was countermarked to convert it into a workman's pass for the naval dockyards at Chatham in Kent.
Couple Dancing at a Birthday Party
Behind the couple is an important detail in the picture. The calender behind comes from the first major black business in the area - Top Pops in Wolverhampton
Cregoe Street in 1939 Kelly's Trade Directory
Also includes the following streets: Crantock Road, Crawford Avenue, Crawford Street, Crescent, The Crescent, Crescent Wharf, Creswell Road, Crick Lane and Crockett's Lane
Cregoe Street, Lee Bank
A view of the east side of Cregoe Street, Lee Bank, not long before demolition as part of the 1960s redevelopment of the area. When this photograph was taken on 28 August 1961 it looks as though the foreground ...
Crest Nicholson: Images of Park Central construction
A collection of photographs showing stages of development in Park Central, part of the Attwood Green redevelopment of the Lee Bank area.
This image is of "Plot 256" which is located off Wheeley's Lane....
D. Ayre on Ellen Street
This was a groceries, provisions and general stores. Adverts in evidence include those for Twinings teas and coffees, Lyons tea, Typhoo tea, Park Drive cigarettes and Midland Counties ice cream. In the ...