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James Watt

Greenock, Renfrewshire 1736 - Handsworth, Birmingham 1819
Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world
(Wikipedia)

William Theed
Robinson & Cottam (Pimlico)
1857

Description

Statue of James Watt seated, holding a pair of dividers in his right hand, ready to take measurements from a drawing (according to Wyke and Cocks, of a steam engine) on a scroll resting on his lap.

Inscription(s)

WATT

Signature

w. theed. copio 1857
robinson & cottam statue foundery. pimlico

Sculptor

William Theed (Trentham, Staffordshire, 1804 - Kensington 1891), English sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Greater Manchester.
Bob Speel, Statues in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester.
Terry Wyke and Harry Cocks, Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester, Liverpool University Press 2004, p. 117-119 (some parts on Google books).

Locatie (N 53°28'52" - W 2°14'12") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbnw030; Photograph: 17 June 2023
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