Heathfield House, Handsworth

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Date:1886

Description:James Watt's workshop at Heathfield House, Handsworth, from a drawing dated 1886. The room was sealed on Watt's death in 1819 and not re-opened until 1901 when the contents were transferred to the Science Museum at South Kensington.


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1880s
Heathfield Hall, Handsworth
Heathfield Hall, Handsworth

Heathfield House, Handsworth 1908. The home of James Watt, it was built between ...

1900s
Heathfield House, Handsworth
Heathfield House, Handsworth

James Watt's workshop at Heathfield House, Handsworth. The workshop was sealed on ...

1930s
Heathfield House, Handsworth
Heathfield House, Handsworth

Heathfield House, Handsworth, the home of James Watt until his death in 1819. In ...

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