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The attack on Joseph Priestley's home, Fairhill, at Sparkbrook, Birmingham on 14 July 1791. The Priestley Riots (also known as the Birmingham Riots of 1791) took place from 14 July to 17 July 1791 in Birmingham, England; the rioters' main targets were religious dissenters, most notably the politically and theologically controversial Joseph Priestley.
The building is used as offices by the Bromford Corinthia Housing Association. In 1780, Sparkbrook was the home of Joseph Priestley, one of the founding fathers of modern chemistry. In 1791, his mansion was partially destroyed in what became known as the Priestley riots. It stood on what is now Priestley Road.
Priestley's son Joseph Priestley Jr. was a leading member of a consortium that had purchased 300,000 acres (120,000 ha) of virgin woodland between the forks of Loyalsock Creek. This they intended to lease or sell in 400-acre (160 ha) plots, with payment deferred to seven annual instalments, with interest. [176]
Joseph Priestley, c. 1783. In late 1780 the nature of the society was to change again with the move to Birmingham of Joseph Priestley. Priestley had been closely associated with the group's activities for over a decade and was a strong advocate of the benefits of scientific societies.
Letters to the Rev. Mr. Medley, occasioned by his late behaviour while engaged in the performance of divine service (1790). [21] Addressed to Samuel Medley.; Letters to the British Nation: And to the Inhabitants of Every Other Country who May Have Heard of the Late Shameful Outrages Committed in this Part of the Kingdom (1791) [22] first part of a series in the aftermath of the Priestley riots ...
William Russell (11 November 1740 – 26 January 1818) was a practical Christian, a practising Unitarian, a Birmingham merchant and a close friend and sponsor of Joseph Priestley, who helped agitate against penal laws affecting English Dissenters and canvassed for a national political union.
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The building itself was first erected in 1726, but was burnt down the 1791 Priestley Riots, which targeted Dr. Joseph Priestley who was the minister at the Unitarian since 1780. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Unitarian New Meeting House was rebuilt ten years later and reopened in 1803.