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The Soho Manufactory, on today’s streets

Matthew Boulton’s Soho works in about 1825: the Palladian Principal Building, the rolling mill and engine yards running down to the Hockley Brook, the Mint and Latchet Building in the gardens, and the pools that powered it all. Nothing survives above ground except Soho House.

A 3D model of Matthew Boulton’s Soho works in about 1825 — the Principal Building, mills, engine yards, cottages, the Mint and the pools — placed on today’s streets in Handsworth, with Soho House shown in green
Soho’s buildings in about 1825 — positions from George Demidowicz’s plans, fixed by the 1996 Time Team dig (most to about ±10–15 m); the Principal Building’s front from the prints of 1773–1800; other heights and roofs are estimatesPools as they were (all since filled in or drained)Soho House, Boulton’s home — survives (now a museum)Buildings today (OpenStreetMap)
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