This 2 day conference at the University of Birmingham will highlight recent research about James Watt. Friday evening to Sunday afternoon.
Come and design incredible inventions inspired by the life of James Watt, his Lunar Society friends and the Summer Reading Challenge which celebrates the moon landings 50 years ago.
On Sunday 25th and Monday 26th August, the Waterworks Museum will celebrate the life and work of the great inventor and steam pioneer James Watt.
Come and see two ornate James Watt & Co beam engines in steam and take the opportunity to see the pumping station’s brick vaulted underground reservoir. Sun 25 Aug and Mon 26 Aug.
On Sunday 25th and Monday 26th August, Claymills Pumping Station will be firing up the Lancashire boilers. Come and see 3 giant beam engines, each 5 storeys high, in action.
Come to Thinktank and find out about some of James Watt's inventions. Take part in our interactive science show and hands on activities to discover his legacy.
This talk will look at James Watt not just as an engineer but as a friend, an inventor, a father, a husband, and a sometimes anxious genius.
Combine a visit to Galton Valley Pumping Station with a walk along the canal to the site of James Watt's Smethwick Engine, now preserved at Thinktank.
This talk will provide an insight into the problems encountered with some of Watt’s early commercial steam engines. Hear about troubles at Ecton Copper Mine (Staffordshire) and Chester flour mill.
Come along to Soho House and be inspired by James Watt. Imagine, think and build big structures in the garden with mega blocks of Imagination Playground
This weekend the 1820 Boulton and Watt rotative engine will be in steam, still driving the machinery for which it was installed in 1857.
FULLY BOOKED. Join blue badge guide Diana Perowne for a walking tour around Birmingham city centre taking in historic sites associated with the Lunar Society.
Visit the remains of Ecton Copper Mine in Staffordshire. A Boulton & Watt steam engine was installed here in 1788, the engine house survives. Also 14 August.
