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Pearl and blue glass button
Luckock Collection, Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery A mother-of-pearl button, produced around 1795, and engraved with concentric… read more »
Droz Segmental Collar
At his Soho Mint, Matthew Boulton pioneered the striking of coins within collars, thus ensuring a uniformity… read more »
Postscript by J. Bisset
From Bisset’s Magnificent Directory POSTSCRIPT —————– THE various beauties from Labor spring, The willing muse, in artless… read more »
A Poetic Survey Round Birmingham by J. Bisset
From: Bisset’s Magnificant Directory POETIC SURVEY ROUND Birmingham, &c. ————————- Suppose some TRAV’LLERS, at an Inn set… read more »
Publicans of Birmingham
From: The Political Songster by John Freeth The PUBLICANS of BIRMINGHAM to the CHURCH-WARDENS. Tune … Sit… read more »
Mendoza’s Trip to Birmingham
From: The Political Songster by John Freeth Local Studies and History, Central Library, Birmingham MENDOZA’s TRIP to… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Two hearts upon an altar, with inscription
This signet matrix is of blue glass, and has a design of two hearts upon an altar,… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Head of Queen Victoria in her youth
An oval seal matrix of amber-coloured glass, with a design of the head of the young Queen… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Early type of railway locomotive
A rectangular signet matrix of opalescent white glass, featuring a design of an early type of railway… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Early type of steamship
A rectangular seal matrix of opaque pale blue glass, dating from c 1825, and bearing a design… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Mirror, with inscription
A rounded rectangular signet matrix made of purple glass. This matrix bears an image of a mirror,… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Male figure, with inscription
A circular blue glass seal matrix, bearing a design of a male figure with his arms raised,… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Signet, with inscription
A rectangular seal matrix of purple glass, bearing a design of a signet and the inscription ‘PUSH’,… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Tree, with inscription
A rectangular mauve glass seal matrix, with a tree design and an inscription above it. This matrix… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Triple head, with inscription
An oval seal matrix of clear white glass, created c 1800, featuring a moulded triple head design… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Horses
A rectangular seal matrix of clear white glass, with a design of horses, created c 1800. Seal… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix with inscription
A rectangular seal matrix, dating from c 1800, and apparently made of blue paste, swirled with white.… read more »
Signet Matrix: heart-shaped Seal Matrix featuring Roses
A heart-shaped seal matrix made of clear white glass, bearing a design of roses. This signet matrix,… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Cupid, Hope and anchor, with inscription
A rectangular signet matrix made of amber glass, c 1800. This matrix features the female figure of… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix with inscription
A hexagonal green glass seal matrix, bearing the inscription of a person’s name. This matrix was created… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Plough, with inscription
An octagonal clear white glass signet matrix, dating from c 1800. The matrix bears a plough design,… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Dog next to tomb, with inscription
A rectangular mauve glass seal matrix, created c 1800, with a design of a dog near a… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix possibly featuring the head of George III
An oval seal matrix made of clear white glass, stamped but unfinished, and dating from c 1800.… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix with inscription
A rectangular signet matrix of purple glass, bearing an engraved letter ‘N’, and produced c 1800. Seal… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix with inscription
A rectangular blue glass signet matrix, with a simple engraved inscription, created c 1800. Seal matrices also… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix with inscription
A circular seal matrix of clear white glass, bearing the inscription ‘ALLS WELL’, and probably produced c… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Sailing ship, with inscription
A circular seal matrix of clear white glass, with an image of a sailing ship and the… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Joseph Priestley
A seal matrix, rectangular in shape, of dark green bloodstone. It features the head of Joseph Priestley,… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Joseph Priestley
A rectangular signet matrix of purple glass, featuring the head of Joseph Priestley, facing right. The matrix… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Joseph Priestley
A seal matrix of octagonal shape, made of purple glass with a design of the head of… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Thistle, with inscription
A rectangular seal matrix of purple glass, bearing a thistle design. The inscription, which encircles the thistle,… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Thistle, with inscription
A rectangular seal matrix of clear white glass, featuring a thistle design encircled by an inscription. This… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring dog, with inscription
A rectangular mauve glass seal matrix, created c 1775. The matrix is decorated with an image of… read more »
Note relating to the life of John Wilkinson
Image from: William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and… read more »
Frontispiece: View of Birmingham from Bordesley Fields, near the Coventry Road
Image from: William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and… read more »
Title page: Birmingham and its Vicinity, as a Manufacturing and Commercial District, by William Hawkes Smith
Image from: William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and… read more »
Dr John Ash, M.D.
Image: Print of a portrait of Dr John Ash (1723-1798) from R K Dent, Old and New Birmingham: A… read more »
Poetic Survey Around Birmingham
POETIC SURVEY ROUND Birmingham, &c. ————————- Poetic Survey Around Birmingham Suppose some TRAV’LLERS, at an Inn set… read more »
Inland Navigation
INLAND NAVIGATION, AN ODE. HUMBLY INSCRIBED TO The INHABITANTS of Birmingham, AND PROPRIETORS of the CANAL. The… read more »
Signet Matrix: Seal Matrix featuring Classical head
An oval signet matrix made of clear white glass, dating from c 1800. The matrix is stamped… read more »
Metal Rolling
Image: Charles Clifford, Rolling Mills, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England,… read more »
Smith and Phillips, Gas Engineers, London
Advertisement, Men and Things of Modern England… The New Illustrated Directory… (Birmingham, M Billing, 1856)
Laings and Company, Household Goods, Birmingham
Advertisement, Men and Things of Modern England… The New Illustrated Directory… (Birmingham, M Billing, 1856)
Mapplebeck and Lowe, Manufacturers of Agricultural Implements, Birmingham
Advertisement, Men and Things of Modern England… The New Illustrated Directory… (Birmingham, M Billing, 1856)
A Rainy Day
Watercolour undated, David Cox (1783-1859, b. Deritend, Birmingham – d. Harborne, near Birmingham). Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Gift… read more »
On the Lledr
David Cox (1783-1859, b. Deritend, Birmingham – d. Harborne, near Birmingham)
Prime and Sons, Magneto Plate Works, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 ELECTRO-PLATING It would be… read more »
R. F. Sturges, Manufacturer of Electro Silver Plated Wares, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 Electro-Plating The origin of… read more »
William Spurrier, Electro Steel Plate Manufacturer, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 ELECTRO-PLATING The process of… read more »
William Spurrier, Electro Silver Plate Manufacturer, Birmingham
Image: William Spurrier, Electro Silver Plate Manufacturer, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of… read more »
John Yates & Sons, Patent Electro Plate Works, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 ELECTRO-PLATING The art of… read more »
Adverts for John Yates & Sons, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
L. Baldwin, Warwick Arms Hotel, Warwick
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Knapp’s Commercial Boarding House, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Dingley’s Commercial Hotel, Moor Street, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Interior of Britannia Railway Carriage and Wagon Works
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Britannia Railway Carriage Works, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Messenger and Sons, Corrugated Ship & Railway Lamps, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Tipping and Lawden, Gun & Pistol Manufacturers, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Hollis and Sheath, Gun-Makers, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
C.P. Swinburn & Son, Gun, Rifle and Pistol Manufacturers, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
John Mitchell, Metallic Pens and Pen Holders, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Joseph Gillott, Metallic Pen Maker, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 STEEL PENS The Steel… read more »
Thomas Felton, Glassware Manufacturer, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Lloyd and Summerfield, Park Glass Works, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 Glass made in furnaces,… read more »
Stock & Son, Glass and Lead Merchants, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 The mode of making… read more »
Thomas Foreman, Swan Commercial & Family Hotel, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Mabbatt’s Commercial Boarding House, Coventry
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
George Dowler, Medallist and Die Sinker, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Mabbatt’s Commercial Boarding House, Coventry
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Acorn Commercial Hotel, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 Local Studies and History,… read more »
Aris’s Birmingham Gazette – Advert for Revolutionary Dinner
Hotel, Birmingham, July, 1791. Commemoration of the French Revolution. A Number of Gentlemen intend DINING together on… read more »
Aris’s Birmingham Gazette – Appeal for calm during riots
BIRMINGHAM, JULY 18. BIRMINGHAM, July 16, 1791. Friends and Fellow Countrymen, IT is earnestly requested, that every… read more »
Aris’s Birmingham Gazette – Letter to Aris’s about Dr. Priestley and the Birmingham Riots
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Birmingham. Friends and Fellow Townsmen, IT is with extreme concern… read more »
Aris’s Birmingham Gazette – Proclaimation by the King on the Birmingham Riots
By the KING. A PROCLAMATION. GEORGE R. WHEREAS it hath been represented unto Us, that a great… read more »
Aris’s Birmingham Gazette – Letter to Aris’s Gazette about Dr Priestley and the Birmingham Riots
To the Rev. Dr. PRIESTLEY. Quid minus utile fuit quam ulcus hoc tangere? REV. SIR, TO deplore… read more »
Aris’s Birmingham Gazette – Request to return property looted in riots
WHEREAS it is well known that divers Persons still withhold Books, Paper and other Property belonging to… read more »
Aris’s Birmingham Gazette – Employment Advert
WANTED in a Gentleman’s Family, near Birmingham, immediately, or at Michaelmas next, a sober industrious Woman Servant;… read more »
Aris’s Birmingham Gazette – Request from Dr. Priestley for return of letters lost in riots
To the Printer of the Birmingham Gazette. SIR, I DO not now write to complain of my… read more »
Aris’s Birmingham Gazette – Trial and Execution of Rioters
On Saturday the Commission for holding the Assize for this county, was opened before Mr. Baron Hotham,… read more »
Aris’s Birmingham Gazette – Appeal for information about forged handbill
Birmingham, August 22 1791 WHEREAS it now appears, that amongst other insidious and unwarrantable Practices made use… read more »
Advert for Martin Billing, Letter-Press, Lithographic and Copper-Plate Printer
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Advert for The White Hart Hotel, Birmingham
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
William Middlemore, Wholesale Sadler, Harness Maker, Currier, Birmingham
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
F & C Osler, Glass Chandlier & Table Glass Manufacturers, Birmingham
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 Plate Glass is made in… read more »
Advert for Woolpack Hotel, Family and Commercial Inn, Warwick
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Metallic Bedsteads
Image: Richard and Edward Peyton, Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and… read more »
Richard Bach and Co, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineers, Birmingham
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Joseph Taylor, Engineer and Machinist, Birmingham
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
A Ramble of the Gods Through Birmingham by J. Bisset
From: Bisset’s Magnificent Directory RAMBLE OF THE GODS THROUGH BIRMINGHAM. A TALE. “Eranti, paffimque oculos per cunєla… read more »
An Account of a Society for Encouraging the Industrious Poor
An Account of a Society for Encouraging the Industrious Poor was published in Birmingham in 1787. Its… read more »
Brass founders from Bissetts
The Brass House, Broad Street, Birmingham from Bisset’s Magnificent Guide, or Grand Copperplate Directory….(Birmingham, 1808). The Brass… read more »
“Allin’s Cabinet of Curiosities”
The site of the Municipal Hall, corner of Congreve Street Old and New Birmingham: A History of… read more »
Aris’s Birmingham Gazette – SONG, on obtaining the BIRMINGHAM and WORCESTER CANAL BILL
SONG, on obtaining the BIRMINGHAM and WORCESTER CANAL BILL. Come, now begin delving, the Bill is obtain’d,… read more »
Photograph of scientific instruments
Image from: Joseph Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins, Birmingham City Archives.
Photograph of Priestley House, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, from South-East, showing Priestley’s Laboratory
Image from: Joseph Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins, Birmingham City Archives.
Photograph of portrait of Joseph Priestley at the age of 30
Image from: Joseph Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins, Birmingham City Archives.
George Cadbury, Donor of Woodbrooke House and Gardens
Image from: Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre.
Chemical Philosophers of the Present Day: Dr Priestley
Image from: Joseph Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins, Birmingham City Archives.
Back entrance of Woodbrooke, with group gathered outside
Image from: Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre.
Apparatus
Image from: Joseph Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins, Birmingham City Archives.
Apparatus
Image from: Joseph Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins, Birmingham City Archives.
Armenians en route to the United States of America
Image from: Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre.
Enamel Box – Side
Children as Arts. Side of oblong box, transfer printed in grey on white enamel. Birmingham, 1765-1770.
Enamel Box – Side
Children as Arts. Side of oblong box, transfer printed in grey on white enamel. Birmingham, 1765-1770.
Enamel Box
Les Amusements Champetres engraved by B.Audran (1678-1772) after Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). Lid of oblong box, transfer printed… read more »
1900s Summer School group, including Rendle Harris
1900s Summer School group, including Rendle Harris Image from: Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre.
Franklin and Baskerville: Friendship and Co-operation
Image: Title page for the New Testament in Baskerville’s Holy Bible from the title page in Matthew… read more »
John Baskerville and Benjamin Franklin: A Trans-Atlantic Friendship
Image: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). The Hundred Greatest Men: Portraits of the One Hundred Greatest Men, Vol VII Politics, (Sampson… read more »
Bowood House: Discovery of Oxygen; Respiratory Science
Image: Antoine Lavoisier, the French chemist, whom Priestley met in 1774. Image from: Birmingham City Archives, Priestley… read more »
Joseph Priestley: Trail-blazing Experimenter
Image: Print of Joseph Priestley, 1782, showing examples of scientific equipment beneath the portrait. Image from: Joseph Priestley Collection… read more »
Silversmiths and Silverware in late 18th and early 19th century Birmingham
Image: Silver caddy spoon, probably by Samuel Pemberton, c.1800. The delicate design is created by a filigree technique… read more »
Matthew Boulton and Birmingham Silverware in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
Image: The painted sign for the King’s Head Inn, New Street, Birmingham showing the Head of George III.… read more »
Birmingham
Image: John Rubery, Umbrella, Parasol, Furniture and Steel Frame Manufacturer, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men… read more »
Birmingham
Image: William Spurrier, Electro Silver Plate Manufacturer, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of… read more »
Birmingham
Image: Hinks, Wells & Co, Steel Pen Manufacturers, Buckingham Street Pen Works, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory… read more »
The Manufactures of Birmingham and Sheffield
Image: Dain, Watts and Manton, Patentees and Button Manufacturers, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and… read more »
John Taylor and Matthew Boulton
Image: Advertisement for J Taylor, Gold and Silversmith, Jeweller, Tortoiseshell and Ivory Box and Toy Manufacturer, Birmingham. J… read more »
Toys in Birmingham
Image: Button made from Shell, Copper, Glass and Brass c. 1790-1800. This example shows both the intricate nature… read more »
Birmingham’s Importance in Corkscrew Manufacturing
Image: Patent Presto Corkscrew, Manufactured by Charles Hull, Birmingham c. 1865 The old & tiresome process of drawing… read more »
The Orgins of the Corkscrew
Image: Two Corkscrews Manufactured by Charles Hull, Birmingham c. 1865 Patent Power Corkscrew The Simplest Out! Well adapted… read more »
Corkscrew Manufacturing in Birmingham: Charles Hull’s Catalogue c. 1865
Image: Improved Patent Power Corkscrew No 204, Manufactured by Charles Hull, Birmingham c. 1865 The simplest out and… read more »
Innovation in the Midlands Brass Industry
Caption: An original Boulton and Watt Engine from The Useful Arts and Manufactures of Great Britain, second part (London,… read more »
The Brass Industry and Brass Workers in Birmingham
Caption: Brass Door Furniture from William Tonks and Sons, Catalogue of the Various Kinds of Work (Birmingham, 1880), p 318.… read more »
Rope Making and Bewdley
Image: Print of a mid-19th century Birmingham rope, line and twine works in Dartmouth Street, Birmingham, established in… read more »
Taking Snuff
Image: Portrait of Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, on the inside of an Enamel snuff box celebrating… read more »
William Chance: Public Figure
Image: William Chance (died 1856), from an oil painting by Thomas Philips RA, John Frederick Chance, A… read more »
Robert Lucas Chance: Glassmaker
Image: Robert Lucas Chance (died 1865). From a photograph. Chance Brothers & Co., Limited, 100 Years of… read more »
William Chance IV: The Start of a Commercial Dynasty
Image: South-West Prospect of Birmingham, 1829, attributed to Frederick Calvert. Watercolour on Paper. Image from: Birmingham Museums & Art… read more »
Copper gilt button
Image from: Luckock Collection, Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery A copper gilt button, set with an opaque… read more »
Advertisement: Iohn Traies, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer, Birmingham
Image from: William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and Birmingham, 1836), Local… read more »
Advertisement: W. and G. Peters, Importers of Foreign Wines and Spirits
Image from: William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and Birmingham, 1836), Local… read more »
Advertisement: Messenger and Sons, Manufacturers of Chandeliers, Tripods and Lamps
Image from: William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and Birmingham, 1836), Local… read more »
Advertisement: Sir Edward Thomason, Birmingham, Manufacturer of Articles
Image from: William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and Birmingham, 1836), Local… read more »
Advertisement: Kendall and Son, Perfumers, Cabinet Case Makers, and Importers of Foreign Fancy Merchandise, London
Image from: William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and Birmingham, 1836), Local… read more »
Advertisement: Stock and Sharp, Glass and Lead Warehouse, Birmingham
Image from: William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and Birmingham, 1836), Local… read more »
Advertisement: J. Darwen and Son, Saddlers, Harness Makers, Bridle Cutters, etc, Birmingham
Image from: William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and Birmingham, 1836), Local… read more »
Advertisement: Radclyffes and Co, General Printers and Stationers, Birmingham
Image from: William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and Birmingham, 1836), Local… read more »
Advertisement: Sir Edward Thomason, Vice Consul and Knight Chevalier
Image from: William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and Birmingham, 1836), Local… read more »
A Philosopher, Conduit Street
Image from: Joseph Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins, Birmingham City Archives.
Advertisement: Charles Radenhurst, New Royal Hotel, New Street, Birmingham
Image from: William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and Birmingham, 1836), Local… read more »
Russian Military Visitors
Image: Blair and Sutherlands, Gun Makers, Brook Street and Harper’s Hill, Birmingham. Advertisement from Bisset’s Magnificent Guide, or Copperplate… read more »
Vassilii Pushkin: a Collector of Books
Image: Portrait of John Baskerville (1706-1775), Type Founder and Printer, painted by James Millar in 1774. Oil on… read more »
Inland Navigation, An Ode. Humbly Inscribed to The Inhabitants of Birmingham, And Proprietors of the Canal
Image: Factors or Commercial Agents in Birmingham with a view of the Crescent and Wharf. J Bisset, Bisset’s Magnificent… read more »
Labour and Genius: or, the Mill-stream, and the Cascade. A Fable
Image: View of Matthew Boulton’s Soho Manufactory in Handsworth near Birmingham. J Bisset, Bisset’s Magnificent Guide or Grand Copper Plate Directory… read more »
Industry and Genius; or, the Origin of Birmingham. A Fable
Image: Portrait of John Baskerville (1706-1775), Type Founder and Printer, painted by James Millar in 1774. Oil on canvas. Industry… read more »
Answer to Dardanus’s
Image: Plan of Birmingham, drawn by J. Sherrif of Oldswinford, late of the Crescent Birmingham. J Bisset, Bisset’s Magnificent… read more »
A Letter from a Mechanick in the busy Town of Birmingham, to Mr. Stayner, a Carver, Statuary, and Architect, in the sleepy Corporation of Warwick
Image: South-West Prospect of Birmingham, 1829, attributed to Frederick Calvert. Watercolour on Paper. Image from: Birmingham Museums & Art… read more »
Birmingham: Priestley’s Educational Inheritance
Image: The Old and New Meeting Houses, the Unitarian chapels in Birmingham. Image from: William Hutton, An History of Birmingham (Birmingham,… read more »
The Lunar Society and Education
Image: Lunar Society member, Samuel Galton junior, who educated his daughter, Mary, according to Priestley’s ideas. Image from: Local… read more »
Priestley’s Educational Philosophy
People, Priestley insisted, were not what they were born but what their education had made them. A… read more »
Priestley and the Church of England
Image: Bishop Samuel Horsley, one of Priestley’s main Anglican opponents. Image from: Birmingham City Archives, Priestley Collection by Samuel… read more »
Priestley and John Wesley
Image: Portrait of John Wesley struck off by electricity by Joseph Priestley Image from: Birmingham City Archives, Priestley… read more »
Introduction
Image: Portrait of Joseph Priestley. Image from: Birmingham City Archives, Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins Joseph Priestley’s importance as… read more »
Gunpowder Joe: Priestley’s Religious Radicalism
Image: Cartoon: The Friends of the People, showing Joseph Priestley on the left Image from: Birmingham City Archives, Priestley… read more »
Priestley in Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Image: Joseph Priestley House, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, from the south-east showing Priestley’s laboratory Image from: Birmingham City Archives, Priestley Collection… read more »
Priestley’s Arrival in America
Image: Chemical Philosophers of the Present Day, Dr Priestley. The apotheosis of Joseph Priestley. The scientist ascends into… read more »
The Attack on William Russell’s House at Showell Green
Image: The House of William Russell, Esq., Showell Green from The Riots at Birmingham, July 1791. Image by courtesy… read more »
The Attack on Baskerville House
Image: Baskerville House, Residence of John Ryland Esq., from The Riots at Birmingham, July 1791. The publication was republished… read more »
The Attack on Priestley’s House at Fair Hill
Image: The Rev Dr Priestley’s House and Laboratory, Fair Hill from The Riots at Birmingham, July 1791. The publication… read more »
The Attack on the New and Old Meeting Houses
Image:The New Meeting from The Riots at Birmingham, July 1791. The publication was republished by Arthur Bache Matthews,… read more »
The French Revolution Dinner 14 July 1791
Image: French Revolution Dinner. This Ticket entitles the bearer to a Bottle of Wine at the Dinner at… read more »
The French Revolution Dinner 14 July 1791
Image: ”A Birmingham Toast, July 14th, 1791” by James Gillray. Image from: R.K. Dent, Old and New Birmingham: A History… read more »
Introduction: Interpretations
The “Priestley” Riots of July 1791 are one of the best-documented episodes in Birmingham history. The initial… read more »
A Sorry End: The Priestley Riots of 1791
Image: Ticket for the French Revolution Dinner, Birmingham 14 July 1791. The Dinner began the chain of events… read more »
Priestley’s Early Career
Image: The Earl of Shelburne, Priestley’s patron from 1772 to 1780 Image from: Birmingham City Archives, Priestley Collection by… read more »
Introduction
Image: Print of Joseph Priestley Image from: Birmingham City Archives, Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins Two hundred years ago,… read more »
The Wyatts, Architects of the Age of Enlightenment
Image: An engraving of Samuel Wyatt’s classical façade for the Theatre Royal, New Street, Birmingham, from William Hutton’s History… read more »
The Burne-Jones Windows at St Philip’s, Birmingham
Image: Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham. The photograph shows the extension to the chancel of 1884 at… read more »
Chance Brothers & Co Glass Works, Smethwick, Registered Designs for Ornamental Modern Window Glass, 1867
Chance Brothers of Smethwick reassessed their manufacture of coloured and decorative window glass in the 1860s. In… read more »
Bankers and Public Companies in Birmingham
Image from: Bisset’s Magnificent Guide or Grand Copper Plate Directory for the Town of Birmingham, 1808 [From Birmingham… read more »
Birmingham Fire Office
Image from: Bisset’s Magnificent Guide or Grand Copper Plate Directory for the Town of Birmingham, 1808 [From Birmingham… read more »
Plan of Birmingham, drawn by J. Sherrif of Oldswinford, late of the Crescent Birmingham
Image from: Bisset’s Magnificent Guide or Grand Copper Plate Directory for the Town of Birmingham, 1808 [From Birmingham… read more »
Frontispiece to Bisset’s Magnificent Directory
Image from: Bisset’s Magnificent Guide or Grand Copper Plate Directory for the Town of Birmingham, 1808 [From Birmingham… read more »
A Catalogue of Commerce and Art: Bisset’s Magnificent Guide for Birmingham, 1808
Image: Title page of Bisset’s Magnificent Guide or Grand Copper Plate Directory for the Town of Birmingham The… read more »
Birmingham in 1810
TO THE COMMISSONERS OF THE STREET ACTS, THIS MAP OF THE TOWN AND PARISH OF Birmingham, Showing… read more »
Birmingham and the Country Around, 1798
Image: ‘A MAP OF UPWARDS OF 25 MILES ROUND THE TOWN OF BIRMINGHAM. To his most sacred MAJESTY… read more »
Birmingham in 1751
Image: This is a street plan from 1751, surveyed by Samuel Bradford and engraved by Thomas Jefferys. Samuel… read more »
William Westley’s Prospect of Birmingham, 1732
Image: The East Prospect of Birmingham, 1732. BIRMINGHAM, a Market Town in the County of WARWICK, which by… read more »
William Westley’s Plan of Birmingham, 1731
Image: The 1731 town plan of Birmingham bears this dedication: To the Honourable Edwd. Digby & Willm. Peyton… read more »
Maps and Map Making: the West Midlands Experience
Image: Cartouche from James Sherriff’s map of the area for 25 miles around Birmingham, 1798. Image from:… read more »
East View of Kenilworth Castle in Warwick
Source: Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in England, Part 2, 1726-1739 (nd),… read more »
North East View of Warwick Castle in Warwick
Source: Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in England, Part 2, 1726-1739 (nd),… read more »
South East View of Warwick Castle in Warwick
Source: Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in England, Part 2, 1726-1739 (nd),… read more »
North West View of Maxtoke Priory in Warwickshire
Source: Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in England, Part 2, 1726-1739 (nd),… read more »
East View of Kenilworth Priory in Warwickshire
Source: Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in England, Part 2, 1726-1739 (nd),… read more »
East View of Nuneaton Nunnery in Warwick
Source: Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in England, Part 2, 1726-1739 (nd),… read more »
South View of Coombe Abbey in Warwick
Source: Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in England, Part 2, 1726-1739 (nd),… read more »
Aris’s Birmingham Gazette – An Escape
AN ESCAPE. MARY TAYLOR, who escaped from the Custody of the Keeper of the County Gaol in… read more »
A Portrait of Dr William Small
Pencil sketch of Dr William Small, member of the Lunar Society and a prominent physician in Birmingham during… read more »
A Portrait of Dr. William Withering
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A Portrait of Dr. William Small
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A Portrait of Rev. Joseph Priestley
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A Portrait of Samuel Galton jnr
Samuel Galton Junior: Industrialist Samuel Galton junior was born in Birmingham in 1753, the son of the… read more »
