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Industrial Buildings
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“Allin’s Cabinet of Curiosities”
The site of the Municipal Hall, corner of Congreve Street Old and New Birmingham: A History of… read more »
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Advert for Martin Billing, Letter-Press, Lithographic and Copper-Plate Printer
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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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 »
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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 »
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Adverts for John Yates & Sons, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Alfred Harrop and Co, Orange Street Works, Sheffield
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Apparatus
Image from: Joseph Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins, Birmingham City Archives.
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Apparatus
Image from: Joseph Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins, Birmingham City Archives.
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Arundel Brush Works, Sheffield
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 Local Studies and History,… read more »
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Bewdley Snuff Mill
Image: Close-up of the abandoned snuff mill, Golden Valley, near Tickenhill, Bewdley (early 20th century). [Image from: Bewdley… read more »
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Birmingham
Image: William Spurrier, Electro Silver Plate Manufacturer, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of… read more »
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Birmingham
Image: John Rubery, Umbrella, Parasol, Furniture and Steel Frame Manufacturer, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men… read more »
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Brassworking Skills in Birmingham
Caption: First page of William Tonks, Sons & Co., Catalogue of the Various Kinds of Work (1880). The image shows… read more »
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Britannia Railway Carriage Works, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Buildwas Abbey
Buildwas Abbey was taken over by Henry VII in 1538 and fell into a picturesque ruin. The… read more »
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Carpenter and Tildesley, Patent Lock and Curry Comb Manufacturers, Willenhall
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Chamberlain’s Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Charcoal and its Uses
Image: Charcoal burning in the Wyre Forest. The photograph shows a completed clamp ready for firing in the… read more »
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Charles Bage and Iron Construction
Image: The ground floor of Charles Bage’s Ditherington Mill showing the iron columns used in construction. The picture… read more »
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Charles Bage, the Flax Industry and Shrewsbury’s Iron-Framed Mills
Image: View of Ditherington Mill in April 2003, the world’s first completely iron-framed building. The factory was built… read more »
Corn Mill, Cromford, Derbyshire
This corn mill was an example of the commercial facilities which developed to serve Cromford’s expanding population… read more »
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Derby Porcelain: William Duesbury II and Robert Bloor
Image: Old China Works, Derby, showing kilns for firing the porcelain. John Keys, Sketches of Old Derby… read more »
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George Dowler, Medallist and Die Sinker, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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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 »
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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 »
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Harrop and Hague, Norfolk Street, Sheffield
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Interior of Britannia Railway Carriage and Wagon Works
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Ironbridge
The Ironbridge Gorge from Lincoln Hill showing the River Severn, the town of Ironbridge and evidence of… read more »
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James Dixon and Sons, Sheffield Plated Wares
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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James Haywood, Jun, Phoenix Foundry and Engineering Works, Derby
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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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
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John Dawes & Sons, Bromford Iron Works, West Bromwich
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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John Mitchell, Metallic Pens and Pen Holders, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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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 »
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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 »
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Joseph Taylor, Engineer and Machinist, Birmingham
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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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 »
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Lowe’s Rope and Twine Manufactory
Image: An exterior view of buildings at Lowe’s rope manufactory. Much of the firm’s production took place in… read more »
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Made in Kidderminster: the History of the Carpet Industry
Image: Brinton’s Carpet factory, 1870 Brinton’s Carpet Factory, Vicar Street, Kidderminster, 1870. Print taken from a watercolour. By… read more »
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Mander Brothers, Varnish Manufacturer, Wolverhampton
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Matthew Harvey, Malleable Iron Founder, Walsall
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Messenger and Sons, Corrugated Ship & Railway Lamps, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Metal Rolling
Image: Charles Clifford, Rolling Mills, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England,… read more »
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Metallic Bedsteads
Image: Richard and Edward Peyton, Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and… read more »
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Needle Making
Image: Milward’s Needle and Fish-Hook Manufactory, Redditch Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern… read more »
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Needle-Making Illustrated and Explained: A Guide through Washford Mills, Redditch
Front cover of Needle-Making Illustrated and Explained: A Guide through Washford Mills, Redditch Title page of Needle-Making… read more »
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Optical Department: Open Pots after Cooling
Image: Photo taken about 1940. The photo shows two full open pots after cooling and just prior to… read more »