List of illustrations in Dent's Old & New Birmingham, 1880

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Below is the list of illustrations for this edition of Dent's History of Birmingham. The reference provided is to a page number in the book. You may prefer to view the list of illustrations in .pdf format, and that appears on page 2 of the Contents pdf file.
Illustrations as separate plates Page
Westley's plan of Birmingham in 1731, to face p. 67
William Hutton's first visit to Birmingham to face p 97
Facsimile of Rothwell's Coaching Bill, to face p. 105
Allin's Cabinet of Curiosities to face p. 292
Lower end of New Street (about AD 1800) to face p. 309
Old View of the Moat from Lower end of Moat lane - to face p. 313
Interior of the Society of Artist's Rooms to face p. 389
Illustrations in the text Page
The Council House, Vignette title
Monuments of the Bermingham Family 5
The "Propper Chapell"of Deritend 9
Portrait of John Rogers 13
The "Old Crown House" Deritend 16
Birmingham, in 1640 20
Aston Hall (East Front) 24
Long Gallery, Aston Hall 25
Great staircase, Aston Hall 28
Portrait of Charles I 29
Aston Church 33
Portrait of Prince Rupert 37
The Old Shipp Inn, Camp Hill 41
St. Martin's Church (Old view) 45
Stratford House, Camp Hill 49
Old Meeting House 52
Market Cross 55
The Welch Cross 58
North prospect of St. Phillip's Church 61
Interior of St,. Philip's Church 65
Westley's East Prospect of Birmingham 69
Free Gramar School 73
The Old Workhouse 77
The Blue Coat School 81
Dr. Johnson 82
The Old Square 85
St. John's Chapel, Deritend 89
The New Meeting House 93
John Wesley 101
The Old Prison, Peck Lane 104
St. Bartholomew's Church 106
John Baskerville 115
The General Hospital 118
Theatre Royal, New Street 123
The House in the Old Square 127
St. Mary's Church 131
The Soho Manufactory 135
Watt's House, Harper's Hill 139
John Ash, M.D., founder of the General Hospital 143
The Canal Office 151
The Moat 154
Poet Freeth 159
St. Paul's Chapel 162
William Hutton 167
St. James's Chapel, Ashsted 174
The General Hospital, showing two wings 175
Facsimilie of a letter written by Hutton at the age of seven 182
"Hockley Abbey" 183
Old Windmill, Holloway Head 187
Birmingham Old Library, Union Street 191
"Old Smithy" in Digbeth 195
"Old Tripe House", Digbeth 199
Stained window in St. Paul's Chapel 202
The Freeth Circle 207
Joseph Priestley, LL. D 211
" A Birmingham Toast, July 14th, 1791 215
The Attack on the Old Meeting House, July 14th, 1791 223
Houses destroyed by the Rioters, July, 1791 231
Houses injured or during the riots, July, 1791 239
Old Caricature Print of the Riots 250
Livery street (Union) Meeting House. Old Meeting House, rebuilt 17 92-96. New Meeting House, rebuilt 1802 254
The Old Court of Requests 255
Portrait of John Collins, Author of "The Brush" 259
" Matthew Boulton 266
" James Watt 267
Bingley House. Residence of Charles Lloyd. 274
Portrtait of Charles Lloyd (the elder) 278
Watt's house, Heathfield 286
The Old Post Office 287
The Loyal Association 291
Christ Church, New Street 295
Christ Church. Medal commemorating the laying of the first stone 299
Hen and Chickens, New Street 307
The Nelson Statue, High Street 310
Old House in the Bull Ring 314
Section of Old Map, showing the district round St. Martin's, Old Mill Pool, etc 319
Old View of the Bull Ring 322
The Public Office, Moor Street 330
Old Houses removed to make way for the Public Offices 335
Old St. Martin's Parsonage 338
Old view of Temple Row West, from Colmore Row 343
St. Philip's Church 346
Statue of Thomas Altwood 351
Portrait of' George Edmonds 354
St. George's Church from Great Hampton Row 359
Bust of the late Rev. John Angell James 362
Penn's Lane. Adfjoining the scene of Mary Ashford's Death 370
Plan of the scene of Mary Ashford's Death 374
Portraits of Abraham Thornton and Mary Ashford- 375
Portrait of Mary Ashford, in the dress she wore at the dance 378
Old View of the Top of New Street, showing the Society of Artists' Room 383
"Romeo Coates" 386
Holy Trinity Chapel, Bordesley 392
St. Peter's Church, Dale End 391
View of the Ruins of St. Peter's after the fire 399
Wesleyan Chapel, Cherry Street 402
The Gathering of the Unions on Newhall Hill 407
Lord John Russell. From a pen and ink sketch 418
The Reformers' Medal 419
Old View of Digbeth, from the end of Mill Lane 423
Portrait of late Dean Hook 427
" Alfred Bunn 432
The Town Hall 435
Botanical Gardens, Edgbaston 439
The Free Grammar School 443
Birmingham and Edgbaston Proprietary School 448
New Royal Hotel, New Street 451
Bishop Ryder's Church 455
Interior of St. Chad's Cathedral 458
Springhill college 463
Interior of the Market Hal1 466
Old View of the Town Hall, from Hill street 471
Interior of the Town Hall 474
Monument to Joseph Sturge 479
St. Philip's Church, from the East en 483
Interior of the Theatre Royal 487
The late G.F. Muntz, M.P. From an old print 493
Insanitary Houses : A court in John Street 495
Insanitary Houses : No. 2 court John Street 498
Insanitary Houses : No. 1 court Steelhouse Lane 499
Joseph Chamberlain, Esq., M.P. 506
The Right Hon. John Bright, M.P. 510
The Exchange 511
Statue of the late Prince Consort, by Foley 514
Statue of James Watt in Ratcliff Place 522
Statue of Dr. Priestley in Congreve Stree 523
The Elkington Challenge Shield, in the Corporation Art Gallery 527
New Line of Street-Colmore Row and Ann Street 531
The Union Club house, Colmore Row 535
Illumination of St. Philip's Church 539
Exterior of St. Martin's Church as rebuilt in 1875 543
Interior of Saint Martin's Church 547
Great Western Arcade 551
Portrait of George Dawson, M. A. 554
The Church of the Messiah 559
Wycliffe Chapel 562
Queen's College 567
Sir Josiah Mason's Science College 570
Views in Aston Lower Ground 575
The Council House 583
Sir Josiah Mason's Orphanage 591
Handsworth Old Church 602
Edgbaston Old Church 607
Stratford House 622