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Bicentenary Programme Celebrating the Life and Legacy of James Watt Bicentenary Programme 3 Bicentenary programme celebrating the life and legacy of James Watt Bicentenary Programme 3 Friday 5 April, 6pm-8pm Saturday 13 April, 11.30am-12.30pm Watt Inventions James Watt: Powering Family event Canals and Industry Be inspired by James Watt’s ingenuity Talk and create your very own work of genius. Jim Andrew, engineer and early steam Who knows, maybe your inventions will engine expert, describes how James end up changing the world too! Watt’s steam engines were used to pump The Lighthouse Young People’s Centre, water out of mines and up canals, 100 Alma Way, Birmingham, B19 2LN 2019 marks the 200th anniversary of the focussing on the Smethwick Engine and Birmingham Canal System. death of the steam engineer James Watt Free, drop-in craft activity for children (1736-1819), one of the most important aged 8+ Library of Birmingham, Floor 4, historic figures connected with Birmingham Heritage Learning Space, Broad Street, and the Midlands. Birmingham, B1 2EA Born in Greenock in Scotland in 1736, Friday 12th April & £5. Book at jameswatt2019.org Watt moved to Birmingham in 1774 to enter Friday 11th October, 2pm-3pm into a partnership with the metalware manufacturer Matthew Boulton. The Boulton A Visit to the Assay Office & Watt steam engine was to become, quite Silver collection literally, one of the drivers of the Industrial Behind the Scenes Revolution in Britain and around the world. James Watt was one of the first Wardens Although best known for his steam engine of the Birmingham Assay Office, work, Watt was a man of many other talents. established in 1773. To celebrate James At the start of his career he worked as both Watt 2019 the Assay Office is opening the a mathematical instrument maker and a doors to its important private collections. civil engineer. In 1780 he invented the first Curator Craig O’Donnell will deliver a brief reliable document copier. He was also talk before inviting visitors to view the a talented chemist who was jointly impressive array of silver and coins and medals from the Soho Mint. Private Assay responsible for proving that water is a Smethwick Engine, Office ledgers and books not normally compound rather than an element. Thinktank Portrait of James Watt accessible will also be on display. He was a member of the famous Lunar by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1812 Society of Birmingham, along with other Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust Assay Office, Icknield Street, Wednesday 17 April, leading thinkers such as Matthew Boulton, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B18 6RZ Steaming at 12noon & 2.30pm Erasmus Darwin, Joseph Priestley and The 2019 James Watt Bicentenary £10 including drinks on arrival. Smethwick Engine Josiah Wedgwood. Limited places, booking essential. commemorative programme is The Boulton & Watt steam engine business Book at theassayoffice.com/news Steaming Day coordinated by the Lunar Society. Family event was highly successful and Watt became a We are delighted to be able to offer One of the jewels in Thinktank’s collection wealthy man. In 1790 he built a new house, Spoon handle showing a wide-ranging programme of events is the Smethwick Engine designed by Heathfield Hall in Handsworth (demolished the 1774 Birmingham and activities in partnership with a James Watt. It is the oldest working steam in 1927). hallmark host of other Birmingham engine in the world. See the power of the organisations. Following his retirement in 1800 he engine first hand, find out about the continued to develop new inventions For more information about the fascinating story of its use and impact in his workshop at Heathfield. These programme and to book tickets on the region. included a machine that could produce visit jameswatt2019.org Thinktank, Millennium Point, three dimensional copies of sculpture. Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG Watt died at Heathfield on 25th August @LunarSoc #jameswatt2019 Entry to this event is included in the price 1819 aged 83. of Thinktank admission. 4 Bicentenary Programme 5 Saturday 18 May, 11.30am-12.30pm Monday 27 May, 11am-4pm Follow in the footsteps of James Watt The Men, Women and Soho Steam Fair Family event Thursday 30 May, 10.30am-12.30pm Children of Soho Watt’s Wanderings: Come to Soho House and see miniature Sunday 20 October, 1.30pm-3.30pm Talk Discover Hidden Caitlin Russell and Christopher Olive model steam engines and a miniature Handsworth Geology of the Lickey Hills: have used the extensive Boulton and model railway for children to ride on. A walk in the footsteps of Watt archive to uncover the stories of the Meet James Watt or take part in a drop Get your walking shoes on and explore people who worked for James Watt and in craft activity. Handsworth, the place where James Watt James Watt and his sons Matthew Boulton. Find out about their Soho House, Soho Avenue, Handsworth, came to make his mark on the world! James Watt and his sons had a keen interest everyday factory experiences. Birmingham, B18 5LB Free walks organised by legacy-wm.org in geology including rock formations of the Library of Birmingham, Floor 4, Come prepared for the weather. £5 (£2.50 children). Lickeys. Join Julie Schroder, amateur Heritage Learning Space, Broad Street, More info at birminghammuseums.org.uk geologist and volunteer with Lickey Hills Birmingham, B1 2EA Saturday 27 April, 10am-11.30am Geo-Champions to discover the geology £5. Book at jameswatt2019.org Tuesday 28 to Friday 31 May, 10am-3pm Start and finish at St Mary’s Church, of these popular hills. Hamstead Road, Handsworth, B20 2RW Free event. Meet at the Lickey Hills Visitor Saturday 18 May, 2.30pm-4.30pm Watt’s Going On: Young Centre, Warren Lane, Rednal, Birmingham, Tuesday 14 May, 9.30am-11am B45 8ER Watt Make and Take People’s Holiday Programme Family event School Holiday programme offered Start and finish at Handsworth Leisure Come in sturdy shoes and prepared for by Legacy West Midlands Centre, Holly Road, Handsworth, B20 2BY whatever the weather may bring. Be inspired by Please note this is a women only event. James Watt and his Get inspired by James Watt’s life and friends in the Lunar ideas with this exciting holiday Society. Come and programme. Arts, crafts, hands on Thursday 16 May, 11.30am-12.30pm create your very activities and inspiring speakers. Help to Start and finish at Handsworth Association own pastel drawing create a film that tells the tale of James of Schools, 2-8 Broughton Road, of the moon. Watt’s life. Suitable for 8-13 year olds. Handsworth, B20 2PS Handsworth Library, Soho Road, Soho House, Soho Avenue, Birmingham, B21 9DP Handsworth, Birmingham, B18 5LB Friday 17 May, 1pm-2pm Free, drop-in craft activity for children Start and finish at Soho House, Free, places limited and booking essential. aged 5-12. Book at legacy-wm.org Soho Avenue, Handsworth, B18 5BL Bilberry Hill, The Lickeys Thursday 18 April, 1pm-3pm Friday 17 May, 6.30pm-8.45pm Tuesday 21 May, 2pm-3.30pm Casting Creations Illuminating James Watt Conservation Studio Tour Family event Talk Behind the scenes Take inspiration from the plaster pictures Join Dr Malcolm Dick, Director for the Centre Come behind the scenes at Birmingham of West Midlands History, and hear how created by engineer and inventor James Museums Trust on a conservation studio James Watt’s pioneering work on improving Watt and make your own plaster portrait. tour. See how objects are conserved and steam engines led to a highly successful The Coffin Works Museum, prepared for display in the Watt in the partnership with the industrialist and 13-15 Fleet Street, Jewellery Quarter, World exhibition (12 July to 31 October). Birmingham, B3 1JP entrepreneur Matthew Boulton. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Free, drop-in craft activity for children Soho House, Soho Avenue, Handsworth, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DH aged 5-12. Donations welcome. Handsworth, B18 5LB Factory visit not included but participants £15. Includes optional tour of Soho House. £15. Booking essential. Age 14+. Conservation studio can enjoy a reduced rate tour. Book at birminghammuseums.org.uk Book at birminghammuseums.org.uk 6 Bicentenary Programme 7 Tuesday 28 May, 10am-12noon Thursdays 6, 13, 20 & 27 June, Kaleidoscope Colours Thursday 30 May, 10.30am-12.30pm 1pm-2.30pm Family event Geology of the Lickey Who, Why, Where, When: James Watt owned a Brewster kaleidoscope, invented by his friend Sir Hills: A walk in the Find Watt in Handsworth David Brewster in 1817 and an instrument footsteps of James Watt Walk that has delighted people with colourful Join Rachel West of Legacy West combinations of glass ever since. and his sons Midlands, put on your walking shoes Be inspired by the Divine Beauty of the Free. See page 4 for futher details. and follow in the footsteps of James Watt, Cathedral’s windows, learn about the Handsworth’s adopted son. Discover friends of Watt who worshipped here hidden Handsworth with a walking and create your own kaleidoscopic art. Sunday 2 June, Wednesdays 5, 12, tour that explores this diverse area Birmingham Cathedral, Colmore Row, 19 & 26 and Thursdays 6, 13, 20 & 27. and investigates Watt’s decision to Birmingham, B3 2QB Tour times 11.30am, 1pm & 2.30pm relocate here. A free, drop-in family friendly event for all. James Watt Tours Soho House, Soho Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B18 5LB Wednesday 29 May Guided tour Steaming at 12noon & 2.30pm Enjoy a themed £5. Come prepared for the weather. guided tour of Book at legacy-wm.org Smethwick Engine Soho House and Steaming Day learn more about St Mary’s Church Family event the great One of the jewels in Thinktank’s collection inventor and is the Smethwick Engine designed by steam engine James Watt.
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