1790s Mill Engine as altered by Boulton & Watt
Ground plan of double-cylinder engine and mill, Messrs. Davison & Hawksley, Arnold, Nottinghamshire, 1797.
Occasionally Boulton & Watt would alter an existing engine to work on their principals, ...
1790s Mill Engine as altered by Boulton & Watt
Ground plan of the engine as altered by Boulton & Watt, September 1797.
Occasionally Boulton & Watt would alter an existing engine to work on their principals, i.e. they would rebuild it with a separate ...
1790s Pumping Engine for Cockshead Colliery
Reverse general view of pumping engine for John Sparrow & Co., Cockshead Colliery, Norton–in–the–Moors, near Burslem, Staffordshire, May 1792.
This drawing, of an engine with a 48½ inch cylinder, ...
1790s Pumping Engine for Gateshead Park Colliery
Outline elevation and plan of proposed engine house for Sir Charles Brandling, Gateshead Park Colliery, Northumberland, circa 1794.
The collieries of the North East were another important market ...
1790s Pumping Engine for Gateshead Park Colliery
Reverse general view of engine for Sir Charles Brandling, Gateshead Park Colliery, Northumberland, February 1794.
The collieries of the North East were another important market for Boulton & Watt, ...
1790s Single-acting Pumping Engine for Mydrecht, Holland
Reverse general section of pumping engine for Mydrecht, Holland, May 1791.
This single-acting pumping engine with a 48 inch cylinder was for the States of Utrecht. It was ordered by the Dutch merchant ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for a Birmingham Mill
The Birmingham Flour & Bread Co.’s Mill, August 1796.
A rare illustration of the Birmingham Flour & Bread Co.’s mill on Holt Street in Aston. The mill was powered by a 16 horse Boulton & Watt sun ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for a Manchester Cotton Mill
General view and plan of 16 horse 'Sun & Planet' engine for McConnel & Kennedy, Manchester, October 1797.
Boulton & Watt sold large numbers of engines to the cotton manufacturers of the North West ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Saw Mill in Cadiz, Spain
First page of description of the Engine for Don Fernando de Torres, Cadiz, Spain, January 1791.
Another European engine, this time for Spain. This was one of a handful of engines that Boulton & Watt ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Saw Mill in Cadiz, Spain
Second page of description of the Engine for Don Fernando de Torres, Cadiz, Spain, January 1791.
Another European engine, this time for Spain. This was one of a handful of engines that Boulton & ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Saw Mill in Cadiz, Spain
Third page of description of the Engine for Don Fernando de Torres, Cadiz, Spain, January 1791.
Another European engine, this time for Spain. This was one of a handful of engines that Boulton & Watt ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Saw Mill in Cadiz, Spain
Fourth page of description of the Engine for Don Fernando de Torres, Cadiz, Spain, January 1791.
Another European engine, this time for Spain. This was one of a handful of engines that Boulton & ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Saw Mill in Cadiz, Spain
Fifth page of description of the Engine for Don Fernando de Torres, Cadiz, Spain, January 1791.
Another European engine, this time for Spain. This was one of a handful of engines that Boulton & Watt ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Saw Mill in Cadiz, Spain
Plan and sections of saw mill, Don Fernando de Torres, Cadiz, Spain, December 1790 [copies made in 1792].
Another European engine, this time for Spain. This was one of a handful of engines that Boulton ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London
Cross-Section of the boilers for William Tate’s Engine, London, March 1794.
The 1790s saw a large increase in sales of Boulton & Watt’s rotative engines. They were sold to all types of business, but ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London
General Section of 52 Horse 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London, March 1794.
The 1790s saw a large increase in sales of Boulton & Watt’s rotative engines. They were sold to all types of ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London
Ground Plan of William Tate’s Malt Distillery and Brewery, 1794.
The 1790s saw a large increase in sales of Boulton & Watt’s rotative engines. They were sold to all types of business, but the largest ...
A Survey of the Township of Handsworth, 1794
Extract from Vestry Minutes of St Mary's Church, Handsworth.
"At a Vestry Meeting held in Handsworth Church on the 22nd April 1794. It was resolved that Mr Bishton and Mr Fowler, the Commissioners appointed ...