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Blue Plaque: James Watt Steam Engine

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Blue Plaque: James Watt Steam Engine
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Near this spot in 1776 the first commercial steam engine to design of James Watt 1736-1819 was erected by Boulton and Watt to pump water from Bloomfield Colliery.

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2019-03-13

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