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1816-1830
1817
Death of Richard Lovell Edgeworth.
1819
Death of James Watt.
1820
Death of James Keir in West Bromwich. Introduction of the Jacquard loom into the Coventry silk weaving industry.
1825
Establishment of the Birmingham Female Society for the Relief of Female Slaves.
1828
Chance Brothers took over the glass firm of Thomas Shutt and Partners in Smethwick and gradually built up a huge business for the manufacture of sheet, optical and plate glass.
1829
Stephenson’s Rocket was built.
Articles in this time period
Farrier
Source: The Complete Book of Trades, or the Parents Guide and Youth’s Instructor in the Choice of a… read more »
Floyer and Samuel Johnson
Image: Print of Samuel Johnson from John Jackson, History of the City and Cathedral of Lichfield (London, 1805). Image from: Local… read more »
Floyer and the Medical Importance of Bathing
Image: Stowe Pool, Lichfield from John Jackson, History of the City and Cathedral of Lichfield (London, 1805). In front of… read more »
Floyer’s Pioneering Medical Publications
Image: St John’s Hospital, Lichfield. Floyer based much of his evidence in his book, The Physician’s Pulse-Watch, from evidence… read more »
Francis B. Oberton, Coach and Saddler’s Ironmonger, Walsall
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Frank Clayton, King’s Arms Hotel, Sheffield
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Frontispiece: View of Birmingham from Bordesley Fields, near the Coventry Road
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George Dowler, Medallist and Die Sinker, Birmingham
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Globe Department: the Glass Blower
Image: Photo taken about 1940. It shows the right foot of the glass blower ready to press the… read more »
Glory Hole (1852-54) for Crown Window Glass Production
Image from: Photo taken during 1945-1946 demolition. It depicts the glory hole which is integral to the rectangular… 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 »
H.H. Giles, Saracen’s Head Hotel and Commercial Tavern, Bristol
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Handloom Weaving
Image: Carpet Weaver. N Whittock et al, The Complete Book of Trades (London, Marshall and Co., 1837). The image shows… read more »
Harrop and Hague, Norfolk Street, Sheffield
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Hart’s Patent Economizing Gas Burner, London
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Hollis and Sheath, Gun-Makers, Birmingham
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Holt Castle on the banks of the Severn
From Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 by Thomas Harral
Home of Robert Darwin, and birthplace of Charles Darwin
Photograph by: Nabi Heydari (April 2003)
Illustrations of the Black Country Landscape
Though these 16 images date from the 1870s, they represent a long-established view of the Black Country,… read more »
Interior of Britannia Railway Carriage and Wagon Works
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Introduction
Image: Print of Joseph Priestley Image from: Birmingham City Archives, Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins Two hundred years ago,… 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 »
Introduction: Interpretations
The “Priestley” Riots of July 1791 are one of the best-documented episodes in Birmingham history. The initial… read more »
James Dixon and Sons, Sheffield Plated Wares
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John & Samuel Roberts, Swan and Small Heath Foundries, West Bromwich
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
John Dawes & Sons, Bromford Iron Works, West Bromwich
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John Watkins, Photographer
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 Local Studies and History,… 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 »
Joseph Gillott, Metallic Pen Maker, Birmingham
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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 »
Joseph Taylor, Engineer and Machinist, Birmingham
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Knapp’s Commercial Boarding House, Birmingham
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L. Baldwin, Warwick Arms Hotel, Warwick
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Laings and Company, Household Goods, Birmingham
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Leamington Spa Post-Office and Temperance Commercial Hotel
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Lloyd and Summerfield, Park Glass Works, Birmingham
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Mabbatt’s Commercial Boarding House, Coventry
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Mabbatt’s Commercial Boarding House, Coventry
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Mander Brothers, Varnish Manufacturer, Wolverhampton
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Mapplebeck and Lowe, Manufacturers of Agricultural Implements, Birmingham
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Masson Mill and the River Derwent, Matlock Bath near Cromford, Derbyshire
The picture shows the rural landscape in which many 18th century factories were located. The Derwent Valley… 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 »
Matthew Boulton’s Medals and Coins on Russian Subjects
Image: Medallion of the Hudson’s Bay Company. 1820. Designed by Conrad Heinrich Kuchler. An example of the high… read more »
Matthew Harvey, Malleable Iron Founder, Walsall
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