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Plate or Sheet Glass
Image: Manufacture of Rolled Plate Glass. Chance Brothers & Co., Limited, 100 Years of British Glass Making… 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 »
Practical Thoughts on Amputations: 1. Frontispiece and Introduction
Robert Mynors, a pioneer of surgical treatment in 18th century Birmingham Robert Mynors was one of the… read more »
Practical Thoughts on Amputations: 2. Amputation of the Thigh and After Treatment
ON THE AMPUTATION OF THE THIGH AND THE AFTER-TREATMENT 1. Let the screw tourniquet, with a small… read more »
Practical Thoughts on Amputations: 3. Observations and Illustrations
[70] Observations and Illustrations To Mr. MYNORS, Surgeon. DEAR SIR “I BEG the favor of you to… read more »
Practical Thoughts on Amputations: 4. Of the Amputation of Different Parts of the Extremities and Diseased Tumors
[79] OF THE AMPUTATION OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EXTREMITIES It has been observed agreeable to the… 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 »
Ralph Wedgwood: Pioneer of Office Copying
Image: Wedgwood’s factory at Etruria in Staffordshire. The Useful Arts and Manufacturers of Great Britain of Great Britain Vol.… read more »
Rectangular Chimney built for Glory Hole
Image: Photo taken during 1945-1946 during the demolition of Number 3, 8 and 12 glasshouses. It shows the… read more »
Rectangular Chimney for Glory Hole and Circular Chimney
Image: Photo taken during 1945-1946 during the demolition of Number 3, 8 and 12 glasshouses. The rectangular chimney… read more »
Richard Bach and Co, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineers, Birmingham
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Robert Lucas Chance: Glassmaker
Image: Robert Lucas Chance (died 1865). From a photograph. Chance Brothers & Co., Limited, 100 Years of… 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 »
Ruins of Tutbury Castle
Water colour undated, Paul Sandby (1725-1809, b. Nottingham – d. London).
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 »
Sarah Woodhead, King’s Head Hotel, Sheffield
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Sermon on the Slave Trade by Dr Joseph Priestley
A SERMON on the subject of THE SLAVE TRADE; delivered to a society of PROTESTANT DISSENTERS, at… 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 »
