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Matthew Boulton, James Watt, and Bloomfield Colliery steam engine orange plaque

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Matthew Boulton, James Watt, and Bloomfield Colliery steam engine orange plaque
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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.

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