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Penny Magazine - 220 (1822 words) |
 | SOHO, although essentially appertaining to the great manufacturing town of Birmingham, is situated about two miles from the centre of the town, upon the road to Wolverhampton, and although but a few yards beyond the parish of Birmingham, is in a different county--that of Stafford. |
| When Watt went to Birmingham, part of the establishment at Soho was appropriated to his use, and with the advantages he there enjoyed he soon produced some capital engines. |
| It was ultimately found necessary to erect, at a convenient distance, an iron-foundry, to which comes a branch of the Birmingham canal, whereby coals, iron, sand, &c., were brought to a wet dock within the walls, and the engines and other heavy goods transported in boats to every part of the kingdom. |
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Soho: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (2004 words) |
| Soho is an area of central London's West End in the borough of the City of Westminster. |
| Soho is near the heart of London's theatre area, and is a centre of the independent film and video industry as well as the television and film post-production industry. |
| Soho is such a varied and cosmopolitan area that in much of it the sex industry is not at all evident; the idea that it is wholly a red light district is now very out of date. |
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