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Prints
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A Perspective View of Ludlow Castle for the European Magazine, and article on The Late Storms
Watton’s Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 5 Image from: Shropshire Archives
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A Philosopher, Conduit Street
Image from: Joseph Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins, Birmingham City Archives.
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A Sorry End: The Priestley Riots of 1791
Image: Ticket for the French Revolution Dinner, Birmingham 14 July 1791. The Dinner began the chain of events… read more »
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A View of Droitwich, from Dodder hill
DROITWICH, IS a place of great antiquity, probably it was known to the Romans, but certainly in… read more »
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A View of Evesham, from Bengworth Lays
EVESHAM; Or, EOVESHAM; So called from Eoves, a Swine Herd of St. Egwin. THIS town may date its… read more »
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A View of Pershore, from Pensham hill
PERSHORE So called, as some imagine, from the Shores of the Avon, and the Pear Trees which… read more »
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A View of Shipston Upon Stower
SHIPSTON FROM its situation near the river called SHIPSTON-UPON-STOUR, is a market-town, though only a chapel or… read more »
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A View of Shrewsbury from the South-West
Watton’s Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 5 Image from: Shropshire Archives
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A View of Stourbridge
STOURBRIDGE HAS its name from the bridge built over the river Stour: It is not a town… read more »
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Advertisement: Charles Radenhurst, New Royal Hotel, New Street, 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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Advertisement: Iohn Traies, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer, 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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Advertisement: J. Darwen and Son, Saddlers, Harness Makers, Bridle Cutters, etc, 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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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: Messenger and Sons, Manufacturers of Chandeliers, Tripods and Lamps
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: Radclyffes and Co, General Printers and Stationers, 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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Advertisement: Sir Edward Thomason, Birmingham, Manufacturer of Articles
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: Sir Edward Thomason, Vice Consul and Knight Chevalier
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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Advertisement: W. and G. Peters, Importers of Foreign Wines and Spirits
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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Benthall Edge
Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. THIS subject has been named in several… read more »
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Bewdley
IS not a parish of itself, but a chapelry in the parish of Ribbesford, from whose church… read more »
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Bishop’s Castle
Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. BISHOP’S CASTLE is a town in the… read more »
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Bridgnorth
Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. BRIDGNORTH is a town most pleasantly situated… read more »
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Buildwas Abbey
Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. Buildwas Abbey lies on the south bank… read more »
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East View of Tutbury Castle in Stafford
Source: Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in England, Part 2, 1726-1739 (nd), Arts, Languages… read more »
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Frontispiece: View of Birmingham from Bordesley Fields, near the Coventry Road
Image from: William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and… read more »
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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 »
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John Baskerville and Benjamin Franklin: A Trans-Atlantic Friendship
Image: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). The Hundred Greatest Men: Portraits of the One Hundred Greatest Men, Vol VII Politics, (Sampson… read more »
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Kidderminster
KIDDERMINSTER IS a large trading town, having a very considerable manufacture of stuffs and some cotton. It… read more »
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Letter from Erasmus Darwin to Matthew Boulton, 1778
Darwin writes to Boulton about an order he placed for a selection of prints by the popular… read more »
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Letter from Erasmus Darwin to Matthew Boulton, 1778/02/04
Darwin enquires after the Kauffmann prints. —————————————- Dear Boulton, Not having heard of you for so many… read more »
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Letter from Erasmus Darwin to Matthew Boulton, 1778/04/05
Darwin sends his apologies to Boulton for being absent from a Lunar Society meeting with a lively… read more »
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Letter from Erasmus Darwin to Matthew Boulton, 1778/04/21
Darwin again enquires after the Kauffmann prints he asked to be framed at Soho. —————————————- Dear Boulton… read more »
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Lilleshall Abbey
Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. THIS venerable ruin now forming so picturesque… read more »
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Moreton Corbet
Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. MORETON CORBET, on account of its castle,… read more »
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North East View of Croxton Abbey in Stafford
Source: Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in England, Part 2, 1726-1739 (nd), Arts, Languages… read more »
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Oteley Park
Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. The magnificent building which forms the principle… read more »
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Red Castle
Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. THIS relic of feudal grandeur and insecurity,… read more »
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Ruins of Wenlock Abbey
Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. Wenlock Abbey was founded about the year… read more »
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Shrewsbury
Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. SHREWSBURY, the capital of Shropshire, is situated… read more »
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South West View of Alton Castle in Stafford
Source: Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in England, Part 2, 1726-1739 (nd), Arts, Languages… read more »
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South West View of Dudley Priory in Stafford
Source: Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in England, Part 2, 1726-1739 (nd), Arts, Languages… read more »
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Tenbury
TENBURY LIES upon the borders of Worcestershire, towards the north-west, and joins the parish of Burford in… read more »
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The French Revolution Dinner 14 July 1791
Image: ”A Birmingham Toast, July 14th, 1791” by James Gillray. Image from: R.K. Dent, Old and New Birmingham: A History… read more »
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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 »
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The Lime Strata Near Dudley: The Wren’s Nest, Dip East
William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and Birmingham, 1836).