Watt Chapel, St Mary's Church

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Date:2000 - 2003 (c.)

Description:Statue Of James Watt in his chapel of rest at St Mary's Church. Watt was a partner of Matthew Boulton, and is renowned for his development of the steam engine. The unit of electrical power is named after him.


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1100s
St Mary's Church, Handsworth
St Mary's Church, Handsworth

Stone tomb in St Mary's, the 12th-century parish church of Handsworth.

1550s
Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth
Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth

This photograph shows two pages of the earliest registers of Saint Mary's Church, ...

1600s
Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth
Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth

A Photograph showing two specimen pages of Saint Mary's early Parish Registers. ...

1750s
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church

Illustration from an unknown source of a view towards St Mary's Church in Handsworth....

1800s
St Mary's Church, Handsworth
St Mary's Church, Handsworth

Engraving of St Mary's Church, Handsworth, in rural surroundings. Also known as ...

1870s
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church

View of the interior of the church.

1890s
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church

View from the road looking over the churchyard to the spire.

1900s
The Pound, Handsworth
The Pound, Handsworth

Handsworth Pound, Hamstead Road, Handsworth, 1908. In the background can be seen ...

1940s
Handsworth Park
Handsworth Park

A snowy day in the park.

1980s
St Mary's Church, Handsworth
St Mary's Church, Handsworth

Stained-glass window in St Mary's Church, Handsworth. The window was presented in ...

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Image courtesy of: Local Studies and History Department

Donor ref:LSH/ Warks Photo Survey WK-H5-0584 (3/2008)

Source: Local Studies and History Department

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