Background
Inside the church, on the north wall of the sanctuary, is a large marble monument to his father, commissioned by his son Boulton, sculpted by the sculptor John Flaxman.
Inside the church, on the north wall of the sanctuary, is a large marble monument to his father, commissioned by his son Boulton, sculpted by the sculptor John Flaxman.
He was responsible with James Watt Junior. for the management of the Soho Foundry. Matthew Robinson Boulton was mainly involved in the initial planning of the Foundry, with James Watt Junior. being more concerned with daily management and organisation. Boulton"s father, Matthew, became seriously ill in 1809.
He died at Soho House on 17 August 1809.
He was buried in the graveyard of Saint Mary"s Church, Handsworth, in Birmingham – the church was later extended over the site of his grave. lieutenant includes a marble bust of Boulton, set in a circular opening above two putti, one holding an engraving of the Soho Manufactory.
Boulton and Watt had perfected the steam engine during the 1770s which soon set off the Industrial Revolution in England, and later the rest of the world. Boulton"s British patent, Number.
392 of 1868, issued about 35 years before ailerons were "reinvented" in France, became forgotten and lost from sight until after the flight control device was in general use.
If the Boulton patent had been revealed at the time of the Wright Brothers" legal filings, they may not have been able to claim priority of invention for the lateral control of airplanes. Besides his son"s connection to a basic flight control component, the aileron, the family name may be associated with the well known British firm that provided wartime aircraft production under the name of Boulton Paul Aircraft. Boulton Paul Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer that was created in 1934, although its start in aircraft manufacturing began earlier in 1914, and lasted until 1961.
The company mainly built and modified aircraft under contract to other manufacturers, but had a few notable designs of its own, such as the Boulton Paul Defiant.
The company"s origins date back to a Norwich ironmonger"s shop founded in 1797. William Staples Boulton joined the Norfolk ironworks firm of Moore & Barnard in 1844.
By 1870 William had been elevated to a partner and the firm was renamed to Barnard & Boulton, later becoming Boulton & Paul Limited. The latter firm began its construction engineering division in 1905.
In the early 1900s, Boulton & Paul was a successful general manufacturing firm, also starting in aircraft production in 1914/1915.
The aircraft manufacturing division was spun off from the main construction business in 1934, subsequently moving to Wolverhampton.