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 Jewish Cemetery, Five Ways
Memorial stone inside the former Cemetery at Five Ways. The inscription reads: "This burial ground (Betholom)is preserved by the Birmingham Hebrew Congregation in memory of the Jews of Birmingham buried ...
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 ...
'Thornhill' House Sale Catalogue
Pages 1 and 2 of the sale catalogue for 'Thornhill' house and contents, Handsworth.
To see this catalogue in it's entirety, page by page, go to 'Handsworth Histories' in the Gallery section.
This ...
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 ...
Thornhill Sale Catalogue
This sale catalogue appears in its entirety, page by page.
The sale of 'Thornhill' house and contents, Handsworth, was held following the death of Anne Boulton, the daughter of Matthew Boulton in 1829. ...
Toll Gate and Rose Hill House
Rose Hill House occupied a site at the corner of Soho Road and Rose Hill Road, opposite the former Methodist chapel. It was the residence of William Creighton who was an engineer employed at the Soho ...
Town Hall, Birmingham
Interior of the Town Hall, Birmingham, from a postcard. Begun by Joseph Hansom and Edward Welch in 1832, the building was first used in 1834 although it was still not finished. Mendelssohn's 'Elijah' ...
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 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. ...
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. ...
View from close to Soho House by John Phillp
This watercolour by John Phillp is taken from close to Soho House. The building in the foreground may be the stables. Beyond the water trough can be seen the top of the Principal Building at the Soho ...