What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: This lodge was the gatehouse to Heathfield Hall, home of James Watt (1736 - 1819) steam engineer, inventor and scientist. Recorded plaque organisation: Birmingham Civic Society.
James Watt was a Scottish inventor and engineer whose improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution. He lived at Heathfield Hall, where this lodge served as the gatehouse.
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