Book description
This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the ground-breaking historic industrial complex created to the west of Birmingham in the eighteenth century and associated with Matthew Boulton, James Watt, and William Murdoch. The Soho Manufactory (1761-1863) and Soho Mint (1788-1850s) were both situated in the historic parish of Handsworth, now…
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When I was researching for one of my early books, George Demidowicz, the buildings archaeologist, got special permission to take me to see this site.
It was one of the most special moments of my life. I had taught at Matthew Boulton College; here I was in a place where the great man had walked. If I am a fan, George is an absolute expert. No, it’s not an easy read for the layperson, but it’s immensely rewarding for its insights into the period and the great cathedral of industry that made me gasp with wonder!
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