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

Tipton, Sandwell, England, United Kingdom

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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