St Thomas's Church - A Century of Church Life by E.R. Mason
This is a history of the church's first 100 years by Ernest Mason. It is famous today for being bombed in World War Two, the surviving church tower was kept as a monument to peace and the grounds around ...
St Thomas's Church Interior
A very scarce view of the interior of the church on Holloway Head which was largely destroyed in the Blitz. This is looking towards the tower end of the church with the stained glass window. Today this ...
St Thomas's Schools, Bath Row
The schools were built in 1831, when they consisted of a two storey building for the Boys’ and Girls’ Departments and a single storey for the Infants, the premises affording accommodation for about 700 ...
St. Mary's Church - 360 degree rotational view of interior
St. Mary's Church dates from the 12th century. It was completely resotred and partly rebuilt in 1876 under the direction of J.A. Chatwin.
Staffordshire General and Commercial Directory 1818
Trade Directories started to flourish around the beginning of the nineteenth century. They were originally aimed at the commercial traveller and included descriptions of an area along with a list of the ...
Stem and branch of a candelabra 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 ...
Stock of wines in Mr Boulton's cellar 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. ...
Study of male head by John Phillp
This pencil and crayon study 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. ...
Sword hilt with rams head terminal by John Phillp
This pen and ink drawing 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. ...
Sydney by Joseph Lycett
Joseph Lycett painted the Australian colony after he was transported there for forgery. Lycett eventually returned to England settling in Birmingham at Bath Row. He was again arrested for forging bank ...
Terms for Footmen, Soho House
This memorandum sets out the wages and liveries for Footmen at Soho House. Soho House the former home of industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) was by this date the home of his widowed ...
Terms of agreement for Edward Vale, Coachman
This memorandum sets out the terms of agreement for Edward Vale the Coachman at Soho House. By this date Soho House was the home of Matthew Robinson Boulton and his young family.
Vale came to Soho ...
Terrace of thirty three storey houses with central carriage arch by John Phillp
It is likely that this pen and ink with watercolour elevation of terraced houses was drawn from imagination rather than life. It is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by ...
The Austins' Pools
The former home of the Hasluck family stood on the site of what is now The Austins Estate. All that is left now are the pools which lay in the grounds of the house and are now situated in the middle of ...
The Boat House on Hockley Pool by John Phillp
This pen and wash drawing shows the boat house on Hockley or Soho Pool where the Boulton family boat was kept. Several other views of the boat and boat house by Phillp are available on this site. The ...
The Breakfast Room in Heathfield Hall
The picture is undated but probably dates from the time that Heathfield was occupied by the Pemberton Family. It was of course formerly the residence of James Watt.
Taken from the T.E. Pemberton album ...
The grave of George Dawson
George Dawson (February 24, 1821 - November 30, 1876), was born in London but lived for most of his life in Birmingham where he was strongly associated with the reforming era of Joseph Chamberlain.
He ...
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 ...