Ell, yes, the sitting room was Anne Boulton's - Matthew Boulton's daughter. I slept in that room many times when I grew up at Soho.
Judy
Yeah I heard!
Are you aware of all the colleges named after Boulton and Watt?
For instance the Matthew Boulton Campus is part of Birmingham Metropolitan College (Jennens Road, Eastside, City Centre).
Used to be called Matthew Boulton College. They used to be on a site at the corner of Sherlock Street / Belgrave Interchange and Lee Bank Middleway.
Probably the most famous statue of Boulton and Watt is on Broad Street. With William Murdoch.
Thanks Lyn. It is a lovely photo that I treasure. I should have mentioned in my previous post to Amanda that the Writing Room (which my Dad's car is standing in front of) revealed an interesting surprise when the house was being renovated by the Museums & Art Gallery. There was a fireplace in this room which had been filled in and when it was opened up a besom (broomstick) was found in the fireplace opening - it had been put there to ward off evil spirits! I wonder how many years that had been there?
Judy