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Smethwick Engine House is a Grade II listed industrial building located in Staffordshire, dating to the early nineteenth century. The structure housed a Boulton and Watt steam engine of considerable significance to the region's industrial development during the Industrial Revolution. The engine house represents an important surviving example of early steam-powered engineering infrastructure, demonstrating the technological advances that characterised British manufacturing during this period. Its preservation reflects the heritage value placed upon structures that exemplify the mechanical innovation integral to Britain's industrial pre-eminence.
Smethwick Engine House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005887. View the official record →
Smethwick Engine House is a Grade II listed industrial building located in Staffordshire, dating to the early nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005887.
Smethwick Engine House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005887.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Engine Arm Aqueduct, Warley (0.3 km), Remains of the Boulton and Watt Soho foundry and mint, Birmingham Canal, Smethwick (0.8 km), Smeaton's Summit Bridge (1.2 km).
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