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1803-1815
1804
Death of Joseph Priestley in Pennsylvania.
1807
Hugh Bourne, a Methodist preacher, attracted huge crowds at Mow Cop, Shropshire, leading to the creation of the Primitive Methodists. Abolition of Britain’s slave trade.
1809
Death of Matthew Boulton.
1813
The repeal of the relevant clause in the Blasphemy Act removed limitations on the religious activities of the Unitarians.
1815
End of war with France.
Articles in this time period
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 »
Priestley’s Death and long-term Reputation
Image: Gravestone of Dr Priestley in the Cemetery of Northumberland, Pennsylvania. “To the memory of the Rev Dr… 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 »
Priestley’s Origins
Image: Birthplace of Joseph Priestley, Fieldhead, Leeds, Yorkshire. Image from: Birmingham City Archives, Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins Joseph… read more »
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 »
Princess Ekaterina Dashkova’s Visit to Soho, Handsworth
Image: Soho Manufactory. William West, Picturesque Views… of Staffordshire(Birmingham, 1830). Engraving by T Radclyffe was based on a drawing… read more »
Procter’s Swan Hotel, Bristol
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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 »
Remains of a Cistercian monastery called White Ladies in Shropshire
From Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 by Thomas Harral
Richard Bach and Co, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineers, Birmingham
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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 »
Russian Visitors to the English Midlands
Text: Olga Baird Image: Russian Medallion to commemorate the erection of Peter the Great’s statue in 1773. Peter the… read more »
Shrewsbury’s Industrial Context
Image: The main mill at Ditherington from the west, c.1945. Image from: Shropshire Archives Ditherington Mill developed as part… 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 »
Sir John Floyer and Lichfield
Image: South-west view of Lichfield, an eighteenth century print engraved by J Ryland and published in John Jackson, History… read more »
Smith and Phillips, Gas Engineers, London
Advertisement, Men and Things of Modern England… The New Illustrated Directory… (Birmingham, M Billing, 1856)
Snuff Box
Inside view of Tortoiseshell snuff box, which is particularly suitable for piqué work (inlaid gold) with its… read more »
Snuff Box
This silver box is engraved with a bright-cut decoration, similar in design to several Samuel Pemberton toothpick… read more »
Stafford
Image from: Picturesque Views and Descriptions of Cities, Towns, Castles, Mansions and other Objects of Interesting Features in… 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 »
T.S. & R.M. Morris, Black Swan Hotel, Sheffield
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
The “Bear Pit”, Cromford, Derbyshire
Known to locals as the “Bear Pit”, this example of hydraulic engineering was constructed in 1785 by… read more »
The A.V. Suvorov Medal
Image: Count Alexander Suvarow, Liberator of Italy. 1799. Designed by Conrad Heinrich Kuchler. Image from: Birmingham Assay Office (25)… read more »
The Chance Family: Merchants and Glassmakers
Image: Front cover of Chance Brothers & Co., Limited, 100 Years of British Glass Making 1824-1924 (Smethwick and Glasgow, Chance… read more »
The Crown Hotel, Worcester
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
The Cyclops: Addressed to the Birmingham Artisans, Anonymous
Image: Ironfounder, The Book of Trades or Library of Useful Arts, Part II, third edition (London Tabart and Co,… read more »
The Earthstopper on the Banks of the Derwent
Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), Oil on Canvas Image from: Derby Museum & Art Gallery
The First Manufacturing Town: Industry in Birmingham in the mid-19th Century, The New Illustrated Directory, 1858
Image: The frontispiece presents an image of an imaginary industrial and commercial city. Huge factories dominate the landscape… 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 George Commercial and Family Hotel, Hull
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
The Greyhound Pond, Cromford, Derbyshire
The pond was a man-made dam created in about 1785 to provide the main source of water… read more »
The Landing of Louis XVIII at Calais
Edward Bird (1772-1819, b. Wolverhampton- d. Bristol) Wolverhampton Art Gallery OP 121. Acquired from the Fine Art… read more »
The Leasowes, South, Seat of M. Attwood, Esq.
Image from: Picturesque Views and Descriptions of Cities, Towns, Castles, Mansions and other Objects of Interesting Features in… read more »
The Location of Ditherington Mill
Image: View of Ditherington Mill showing the Shropshire Canal and canal bridge in the foreground from an early… read more »
The Loom Shop, Cromford, Derbyshire
This three-storey building was probably Sir Richard Arkwright’s loom shop and was built between 1776 and 1786.… 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 »
The other side of the Coin: Women and the Lunar Men
Image: Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), An Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pump(Exhibited 1768). Oil on Canvas.… read more »
The Staffordshire Potteries Directory: An Account of the Pottery Manufacture
Published in 1802, this Directory is one of the first written accounts of the pottery towns, Tunstall,… read more »
