Soho Manufactory
This engraving shows the Principal Building of Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory. The Manufactory became a popular destination for visitors, hence the carriages by the front door. Boulton was quick ...
Soho Manufactory and Latchet Building by John Phillp
This drawing by John Phillp shows the Principal Building at Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory with Rolling Mill Row to the right. The building on the left is the Latchet Works and to the extreme left ...
Soho Manufactory medal, obverse
This medal was produced by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Mint as a form of promotion. The obverse shows Boulton himself and the reverse the Soho Manufactory.
Soho Manufactory medal, reverse
This medal was produced by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Mint as a form of promotion. The obverse shows Boulton himself and the reverse the Soho Manufactory.
Soho Manufactory, Handsworth
This photograph of the ground plan of the Soho Manufactory in Handsworth was taken c.1900, though the plans themselves are dated 1788.
Soho Manufactory, Handsworth
Soho Manufactory, Handsworth, engraved by Francis Eginton and published by J. Bisset of Birmingham in his 'Magnificent and Grand National Directory', 1800. The caption lists the products of the 'Annex'd ...
Soho Observatory by John Phillp
This pencil drawing by John Phillp shows the building described by the astronomer Alexander Aubert in 1778 in a letter to Matthew Boulton. This small building housed a telescope of 'Large aperture' and ...
Spaniel by John Phillp
This pen and wash drawing of a spaniel by John Phillp may show Dash, the favourite dog of industrailist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton (1728-1809).
The image is from the Phillp album, a collection ...
St Mary's Church
Illustration from an unknown source of a view towards St Mary's Church in Handsworth.
St Mary's Church by John Phillp
This pen and ink drawing is labelled 'View of Handsworth Church taken on the Spot 1796'.
The image is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). ...
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. ...
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 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 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 ...