1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Saw Mill in Cadiz, Spain

Fifth page of description of the Engine for Don Fernando de Torres, Cadiz, Spain, January 1791. Another European engine, this time for Spain. ...

1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London

Cross-Section of the boilers for William Tate’s Engine, London, March 1794. The 1790s saw a large increase in sales of Boulton & Watt’s rotativ...

1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London

General Section of 52 Horse 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London, March 1794. The 1790s saw a large increase in sales of Boulton & W...

1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London

Ground Plan of William Tate’s Malt Distillery and Brewery, 1794. The 1790s saw a large increase in sales of Boulton & Watt’s rotative engines. T...

A Survey of the Township of Handsworth, 1794

Extract from Vestry Minutes of St Mary's Church, Handsworth. "At a Vestry Meeting held in Handsworth Church on the 22nd April 1794. It was resolve...

Article on James Watt's attic

This cutting is included in the Pemberton album held by the Handsworth Historical Society. It gives useful background information on much of the eq...

Article on Matthew Boulton, page 1

This article on Matthew Boulton is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours, sketches and other items by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). The...

Article on Matthew Boulton, page 2

This article on Matthew Boulton is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours, sketches and other items by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). The...

Aston Church by John Phillp

This pen and ink drawing of Aston Church is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp ...

Benjamin Wyatt & Sons Account, 1769

Benjamin Wyatt (1755-1813) of Sutton Coldfield was an architect and builder and a cousin of the famous architects James and Samuel Wyatt. The bi...

Benjamin Wyatt & Sons Account, 1769, reverse

Benjamin Wyatt (1755-1813) of Sutton Coldfield was an architect and builder and a cousin of the famous architects James and Samuel Wyatt. The bi...

Boars Head Inn, Perry Barr

The Inn's name comes from the heraldic crest of the Gough family of Perry Hall. It was built in 1758 and was demolished in 1936. The soldiers who ...