View of a rustic building by John Phillp
This watercolour of a rustic building 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 ...
View of Handsworth (Old Town) Hall
Painted by Allen Edward Everitt. This is a rare view of the Old Town Hall erected in about 1460. Most views do not show the outbuildings and pump. The building still stands at the corner of College Road ...
View of Heathfield House, Birmingham
Built in 1790 by James Watt who lived at the house for the rest of his life. After he died in 1819 there were several owners - amongst them the Pemberton family and the very last resident George Tangye. ...
View of Hockley Pool, Birmingham Heath and part of Birmingham by John Phillp
This pencil sketch by John Phillp is looking across Hockley Pool and Birmingham Heath towards Birmingham. To the left can be seen Hockley Abbey, built in 1779 by Richard Ford of waste slag from Aston ...
View of James Watt's Workroom at Heathfield Hall
Oil painting by John or Jonathon Pratt of James Watt's workroom at Heathfield. Heathfield was demolished in the 1920s but the contents of the workroom was preserved at the Science Museum in London.
View of Parish Church, Handsworth
Published by Rock & Co. Nineteenth century view of Saint Mary's Church. Originally built in the 12th century, it ws completely retored in 1876 out of subscription funds from a design by J. A. Chatwin. ...
View of Parish Church, Handsworth
Published by R. Matthison & Co. Erected in the early 12th century. It consists of a chancel, nave, north transept and two north aisles, south aisle with a south tower east of it, and a south porch. In ...
View of Parish Church, Handsworth
Erected in the early 12th century. It consists of a chancel, nave, north transept and two north aisles, south aisle with a south tower east of it, and a south porch. In 1876 it was completely restored ...
View of Parish Church, Handsworth
Erected in the early 12th century. It consists of a chancel, nave, north transept and two north aisles, south aisle with a south tower east of it, and a south porch. In 1876 it was completely restored ...
View of Perry Barr
By one of the Lines family. This may be drawn somewhere along the River Tame, possibly at Perry Barr Locks. Eight different members of the Lines family have been recorded as having artistic ability. Several ...
View of Soho House, Handsworth
The home of Matthew Boulton painted by one of the Lines family. Eight different members of the Lines family have been recorded as having artistic ability. Several of them produced landscape drawings with ...
View of Soho Pool by John Phillp
This pen and ink sketch by John Phillp shows the landscaped park created at Soho by industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton (1728-1809). It is looking across Soho Pool with its island. To the ...
View of Sycamore Hill, Handsworth
Overlooking the Great Western Railway. The house stood to the west of Queen's Head Road and from it Sycamore Road gets its name. William Murdoch, the inventor of gas-lighting, lived here and conducted ...
View of the Soho Manufactory by John Phillp
This view of Soho Manufactory is looking across the Mill Pool to the end of the Principal Building and Rolling Mill Row which consisted of houses and offices.
The image is from the Phillp album, a ...
View of the Soho Manufactory from Birmingham Heath by John Phillp
This view by John Phillp show the Soho manufactory from the rear (the group of buildings to the left of centre) with the Soho Mint and latchet building just visible in the trees to the right. Soho House ...
View of the Soho Manufactory from Soho Pool by John Phillp
This watercolour by John Phillp is looking across the Soho or Hockley Pool to the Soho Manufactory.
This image is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). ...
View of the Soho Manufactory, near Birmingham
From the Monthly Magazine number 17. The factory was finished in 1765 at a cost of £9,000, and by 1769 employed 700 people making toys, trinkets and silver plate. In 1788 a Coining Mill was erected and ...
View of the Soho Manufactory, near Birmingham
The factory was finished in 1765 at a cost of £9,000, and by 1769 employed 700 people making toys, trinkets and silver plate. In 1788 a Coining Mill was erected and this mint made 40,000 coins per hour....