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Boulton's magnificent Soho Manufactory at Handsworth was built
in the 1760s and regarded as one of the wonders of the age. It
was also the site of his coining operation, Soho Mint, and his
home, Soho House.
Soho House was also the venue for meetings of the Lunar Society,
a group of intellectuals, scientists and industrialists of which
Boulton and Watt were leading lights. Other members included Erasmus
Darwin Joseph Priestley, and Josiah Wedgwood.
In 1768 Matthew Boulton first met James Watt and his idea for the
improved steam engine. They sealed their business partnership in
1775.
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Right: Account for Taxable Horses
at Soho, 1796-97 |
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