What is recorded here
This orange commemorative plaque records: 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 Recorded plaque organisation: Tipton Civic Society.
Matthew Boulton and James Watt were industrialists and engineers whose partnership revolutionized manufacturing through improvements in steam engine technology; the Bloomfield Colliery steam engine marked a significant early commercial application of their innovations, enhancing coal extraction efficiency.
A plaque record does not grant entry to a building or private land. View it from a public place unless permission is clearly given.
Places near here
Blue Plaque: James Watt Steam EngineMemorial · 12 yd
Factory Basin BridgeCanal bridge · 674 yd
Lineside sculpture, TiptonPublic sculpture · 675 yd
The Tilted Barrel Public HouseListed building · 701 yd
Blue Plaque: The Pie FactoryMemorial · 1025 yd
'Tipton Slasher' StatueMonument or public art · 1253 yd
Walk Tipton Heritage TrailWalking route · 1396 yd
Mons HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Waterfall at the fairWaterfall · 1.1 mi
Singing Cavern SceneCave or cavern · 1.2 mi
Hurst Cavern, Dudley canalCave or cavern · 1.3 mi
Titanic AnchorMonument · 1.3 miOther information
Photo: Chris Allen on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0