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Birmingham Bookshop Nᵒ.3: Illustrations form "An Historical and Descriptive Sketch" (1830)


Plate 1: St. Peter's Church, St. George's Church, Christ Church, St. Thomas' Church

An Historical and Descriptive Sketch of Birmingham was published in Birmingham by Beilby, Knott and Beilby in 1830. It contained several copperplate images of forty-four local buildings, produced about two years earlier, with descriptions of these as well as the rest of the town, so provides an interesting tour around the town at this time. All the images are included in this post, with links to any posts which explore them, and a digital version of the book can be found here.



Plate 2: St. Paul's Church, St. Mary's Church, St. Bartholomew's Church



Plate 3: Trinity Chapel Bordesley, St. John's Chapel Deritend, St. James' Chapel Ashted



Plate 4: Carrs Lane Meeting House, Cherry Street Meeting House, Ebenezer Meeting House, Mount Zion Chapel



Plate 5: Institution for the Deaf and Dumb Edgbaston (centre top), Dispensary (top left), Charity School Park Street (top right), General Hospital (bottom left), Blue Coat Charity School (bottom right)



Plate 6: Philosophical Society Lecture Room, Academy of Arts, The Grammar School of King Edward the 6th



Plate 7: Cavalry Barracks, Workhouse, Gun Barrel Proof House, Asylum for Infant Poor



Plate 8: Theatre Royal, Library, New Library, News Rooms



Plate 9: Society of Arts Exhibition Rooms: 1. Interior. 2. Exterior.



Plate 10: Public Office, Post Office, Birmingham Fire Office, Birmingham Canal Office

An Historical and Descriptive Sketch of Birmingham (Birmingham: Beilby, Knott and Beilby, 1830)