Matthew Boulton helped to shape the life of eighteenth-century Birmingham

Matthew Boulton helped to shape the life of eighteenth-century Birmingham. The film considers the Lunar Society, the Assay Office and the civic culture of the town.

KEYWORDS: Matthew Boulton, Birmingham, Steam Engine, Steam, Soho, Birmingham, Lunar Society, Lunar Men, James Watt, Assay Office, Coins, Buttons, Silverware, Enlightenment

In Lunar Society, Steam, Boulton,

Featuring:

Malcolm Dick, Sally Hoban, Peter Jones

Thanks to:

Soho House Museum, Film Birmingham, The Birmingham Assay Office, Toye & Co, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, The Ironbridge Institute, The NEC Group

Copyright Date:

2013

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