Drawing, "Ground Plan of the Engine and Boilers, Warwick and Birmingham Canal," July 25, 1795

THF119082 / Drawing, "Ground Plan of the Engine and Boilers, Warwick and Birmingham Canal," July 25, 1795

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Technical drawing

Date Made

25 July 1795

Subject Date

1795

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1531.20

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Drawing (Image-making)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 23.25 in
Width: 18 in

Keywords	United Kingdom, England, Birmingham Drawings (Visual works) Technical drawings Canals (Waterways) Pumping stations Steam engines (Engines) Birmingham Canal Navigations Boulton & Watt (Birmingham, England)

Artifact
Watt Canal Pumping Engine, 1796
Boulton and Watt built this engine for the Warwick and Birmingham Canal Navigation Company in 1796. It was used at the Bowyer Street pumping station in Birmingham, England, to pump water on the Bordesley Canal until 1854, when it was superseded by a more modern engine. The engine remained in the pumping station until coming to The Henry Ford in 1929.