Commemorative plaque on a house, Tipton
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Commemorative plaque on a house, Tipton
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 17 Feb 2023
This old plaque has now been superseded by a modern round orange plaque nearby. It reads as follows:- NEAR THIS SITE IN 1776 THE FIRST COMMERCIAL BEAM ENGINE TO THE DESIGNS OF JAMES WATT WAS ERECTED BY MESSRS BOULTON & WATT FOR MESSRS BENTLEY & CO THIS TABLET WAS UNVEILED BY THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF NORTHESK 27TH MAY 1959 IT WAS ERECTED BY THE DIRECTORS OF BRITISH ROLLING MILLS LTD IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE NEWCOMEN SOCIETY It is now on a more modern house and was presumably affixed there following the demolition of its original site. It is rather difficult to read, even when zoomed in and therefore I have typed it out in full above.
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52.537808
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-2.073084