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History of Birmingham, West Midlands

  • Lunar Society of BirminghamMatthew Boulton and Erasmus Darwin met during 1757 or 1758, possibly through family connections as Boulton's mother's family were patients of Darwin.
  • Soho FoundryMatthew Boulton and James Watt established the Soho Foundry in 1795 at Smethwick, West Midlands. They built the factory on land purchased that same year near…
  • Joseph ChamberlainOn the 8th of July 1836, Joseph Chamberlain was born on Camberwell Grove in London. His father ran a shoe business that had occupied the same warehouse at…