Handsworth Currency Competition by Chris Poolman

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A currency competition for Handsworth ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££

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Go Down In History ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ Two artists, Chris Poolman & Elizabeth Rowe are working with Soho House to make coins to commemorate Handsworth and want you to help them with the design. A coin has TWO sides and there are TWO ways to get involved HEADS and TAILS - turn over for more details on how to enter.

HEADS

NOMINATE SOMEONE TO HAVE THEIR FACE PRINTED ON TO A COIN. If you know someone who lives or works in Handsworth who has made an outstanding contribution to the community let us know. They can be any age and have any job. We want to celebrate their acheivements by putting their face onto a real coin. Fill in the form overleaf and send it back to us to put someone forward.

TAILS

MAKE A DRAWING FOR THE BACK OF THE COIN. Do a design about your experiences of life in Handsworth that will feature on the back of the coin. The winning designs will be made into real coins!

Win Prizes! ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££

VIP Rooftop Tours of Soho House Feature in an EXCLUSIVE EXHIBITION at Soho House!

Opposite: The Soho Manufactory, c1850 Front Cover: 19th Century Commemorative Medal James Watt Steam Engine

Take Home Coins That YOU Have Helped To Make

Books on

Matthew Boulton Owner of the

Worlds Largest Factory! (in the 18th Century)

HEADS

Do You Have Handsworth Vision? Nominate an inspirational person who lives or works in Handsworth to be immortalised on a coin - someone who has tried to make Handsworth a better place. They could be anyone but they must have a connection to Handsworth - as well as coins will be produced in 2015 and distributed in the local community. EITHER FILL IN THE FORM BELOW OR DROP US AN EMAIL WITH YOUR NOMINATION.

Closing Date: Friday 20th February 2015. *DELIVER your entry by hand to Soho House. Put it in the box marked “Currency Competition” in reception. *POST your entry to Currency Competition, Soho House, Soho Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham B18 5LB. *EMAIL it to poolmanrowe@gmail.com with “Currency Competition” as the subject line.

Currency Competition - Visionary Entry Form Your Name: Your contact details: Address:

Telephone number: Email:

Name of person you are nominating as a “Handsworth Visionary”: Reasons for nomination - explain why this person is an inspiration to you - go onto a seperate sheet if you need to:

TAILS

Have YOUR design made into a real COIN! Draw a circle and draw your design in it. Make it big, like the circle shown here or larger so you can include lots of detail. Use only line - no colours or shading please. You can include pictures, pattern and text as you wish. Use your experiences of Handsworth as inspiration. Look at the coins on the following pages for ideas. They are from the Birmingham Museums Trust collections. DELIVER your design by hand to Soho House – look out for the box marked “Currency Competition” in the museum reception. POST them to Currency Competition, Soho House, Soho Avenue (off Soho Road) Handsworth Birmingham B18 5LB. EMAIL them to poolmanrowe@gmail.com with “Currency Competition” as the subject line. DON’T FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME, AGE AND ADDRESS SO WE CAN CONTACT YOU!

Closing Date: Friday 20th February 2015.

Copper Cartwheel Twopence 1797

19th Century Commemorative Medal Matthew Boulton History of Soho Mint

Trafalgar Medal, 1806

Sierra Leone, 1791, 50 cents bronzed proof

18th Century Commemorative Medal Queen Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Birthday

19th Century Victorian Commemorative Medal Gas Institute, Birmingham

19th Century Commemorative Medal James Watt Steam Engine

Circular Bronze Medal commemorating the Brussels Exhibition. 1935

Silver Medal commemorating the Zoological Society of London, 1826

19th Century Singapore 2 Kepings

18th Century Proof Cartwheel 2d

Commemorative Medal of Stonehenge, 1796

20th Century Commemorative Medal, Birmingham Inner Ring Road

18th Century Commemorative Medal - Soho Manufactory

20th Century Birmingham Halfpenny Token Handsworth Church

20th Century Birmingham Halfpenny Token Birmingham Coat of Arms

20th Century Chinese Dollar

19th Century Zanzibar 1 Pysa

18th Century Madras - 1/48 Rupee

Circular uniface bronze Medal commemorating Jean de Lafontaine

1, Jobcentre Plus 2, Asian Resource Centre 3, Evergreen Chinese Takeaway 4, Yellow Yam Takeaway 5, The Observatory Pub 6, Black Eagle Pub 7, Soho House 8, 223-227 South Road 9, Mobile Car Valeting 10, Corner of Claremont Road and Richmond Road 11, Castle Hardware

Handsworth Library

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11 Plan of the Soho Manufactory, Handsworth, c.1809 annotated with current landmarks.

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Hockley Flyover

View of Soho Manufactory, from Stebbing Shawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s History and Antiquities of the County of Stafford, engraved by Francis Eginton Junior, 1801

SOHO HOUSE

££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ The ‘Good Money - a currency competition for Handsworth’ project is co-ordinated from Soho House in Handsworth. Soho House was the home of industrialist, entrepreneur and Handsworth visionary Matthew Boulton from 1766 to 1809. Boulton was the founder member of the Lunar Society, the leading group of thinkers, philosophers and scientists of their era who regularly met at Soho House. Members included James Watt, Erasmus Darwin, Josiah Wedgwood and Joseph Priestley. The Society has been given credit for developing concepts and techniques in science, agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and transport that laid the groundwork for the Industrial Revolution. coining mill in which every process was automatic. Not only was Boulton improving the poor state of Britain’s coinage, but by this time he was also supplying coins to the Bermudas, Sierra Leone, Madras and France, as well as equipping the mints of Russia, Denmark and Spain. Boulton’s image now appears alongside James Watt on the Bank of England’s new £50 note in recognition of the role he played in the history of coin production in England. Today, Soho House is a museum that is open to the general public as part of the Birmingham Museums Trust. It has a beautiful garden and tea room that are tranquil spaces for people to enjoy free of charge. Soho House, Soho Avenue (off Soho Road), Handsworth, Birmingham, B18 5LB. Telephone: 0121 348 8150 Email: Soho.House@birminghammuseums.org.uk Web: www.bmag.org.uk/soho-house GARDENS, GROUNDS AND VISITOR FACILITIES ARE FREE TO ALL VISITORS Charges apply to house only. Adults £4, Concessions £3, Children under 16 FREE. Annual multi site pass: £20 individual, £30 joint. FREE ENTRY TO THE HOUSE ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH Saturday 12 April - Sunday 2 November 2014. Tuesday to Sunday 12pm-4pm. Closed Mondays (except Bank Holidays).

GET INVOLVED

££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ Boulton’s Birthday Bash 3rd September 2014 10.00am - 5.00pm FREE event -normal charges to the House apply. Celebrate Matthew Boulton’s 286th birthday in style. Enjoy talks, storytelling and children’s crafts throughout the day. Soho’s Asian Women’s Textile Group will be and speciality birthday refreshments available in our Tea Room. 10.00am - 12.00 noon Pre-school drop in storytelling sessions and crafts. 12.00 noon - 3.30pm Free talks telling stories of Boulton’s life. Flower arrangement demonstrations. 3.30pm - 5.00pm After school object handling and craft activities. Crazy Science 6th September 2014 12.00 noon - 4.00pm FREE Soho House launches its Junior Lunar Trail as part of the British Science Festival 2014. Come along to a fun family day at Soho. Lots to do and see throughout the day with talks and hands on activities. Find out more about the Lunar Men with talks by Dr. Sally Hoban. Try out our about the amazing group who met at Soho. Have a go at a hallmarking activity in the Visitor Centre at Soho. Hands on experiments throughout the day. Birmingham Tours Museum Heritage Bus Manufactories and Mansions – visit Aston Hall, Soho House and the Pen Room 7th September 2014 Tickets cost £5 for adults, FREE for children The Heritage Sites will be FREE of charge on this date Enjoy a ride on the Big Brum Open Top Buz and Sunday of the month from May to October 2014. Victoria Square 11.30, 13.15, 14.30, 15.45 – last bus is a drop off only bus Aston Hall 11.45, 13.30, 14.45, 16.00 Soho House 12.05, 13.50, 15.10, 16.20 Pen Room 12.15, 14.00, 15.20, 16.30 – last bus back to Edmund Street www.birmingham-tours.co.uk

Lunar Connections Walk and Talk 13th September 2014 12.00 noon - 1.30pm Soho House teams up with Legacy West Midlands for this year’s Walk and Talk around the area. As part of Heritage Open Days 2014 come and explore the Lunar Society’s connections with the area around Soho. This walk explores a local landscape that has transformed since Matthew Boulton’s day, but still contains remnants of its fascinating past. Free event as part of Heritage Open Days. Limited spaces available. Pre-book to avoid dissapointment. Rooftop Tours 14th September 2014 12.15pm, 1.15pm, 2.15pm, 3.15pm A chance to take a free tour up to the rooftop of Soho House as part of Heritage Open Days 2014. Soho House offers the opportunity to take a tour up to the rooftop of the historic house, not normally accessible to the public, to hear a short talk about the Lunar Men and their interest in astronomy. Tours take approximately 20 minutes. 6 people only per tour due to space restrictions on roof. Free event as part of Heritage Open Days 2014. Pre-booking essential. Contact the site for more details Trafalgar Day 19th October 2014 Discover Nelson’s Soho connections with talks throughout about Nelson’s connections with Boulton and Birmingham. There will also be an illustrated talk about the Battle of Trafalgar at 1.00pm and again at 2.00pm. The talk will last 30 minutes. There will be a tour of the Visitor Centre and the House exploring the links between Boulton and Nelson at 12.15pm and 2.45pm. The tour will last 45 minutes. Talk and tour free of charge. Normal entrance charges to the House apply. Boulton Goes to Bollywood 29th October 2014 12.00 noon - 4.00pm Free Family friendly fun throughout the day at Soho as Boulton goes to Bollywood returns for 2014. See silk painting demonstrations by Soho’s Asian Women’s Textile Group, take part in rangoli and garland making craft activities as well as other hands on activities throughout the day. Opposite Page: Soho House, Handsworth, c. 1850 Watercolour, attributed to a member of the Lines family.

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Medal depicting Matthew Boulton

The coins shown in this publication are part of a bigger collection owned by Birmingham Museums Trust. Some of them were made at the SOHO MINT and can be seen on display at SOHO HOUSE. All images are ©Birmingham Museums Trust.

The Good Money project is produced by artists Chris Poolman & Elizabeth Rowe as part of New Expressions 3, a nationwide initiative that is unlocking the creative potential of museums. www.poolmanrowe.com www.newexpressions.org www.bmag.org.uk/soho-house

YOU have

HANDSWORTH

VISION?