Where is Boulton, Watt and Murdoch?

Boulton, Watt and Murdoch is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B1 2DR), in the parish of Birmingham, unparished area.

How do I get to Boulton, Watt and Murdoch?

The nearest railway station is Birmingham New Street, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode B1 2DR.

How do I get to Boulton, Watt and Murdoch?

The nearest railway station is Birmingham New Street, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B1 2DR.

Public art & sculpture · West Midlands

Boulton, Watt and Murdoch

In or near Birmingham.

♿ Wheelchair accessible

Boulton, Watt and Murdoch — Public artwork by William Bloye.

Boulton, Watt and Murdoch, public art & sculpture in West Midlands — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Birmingham New Street · 0.7 km

Wheelchair accessible

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit the Boulton, Watt and Murdoch public art installation, you can take a train to Birmingham New Street station, which is 0.7 km away. The postcode for the location is B1 2DR, and it is wheelchair accessible. Entry is free.

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Boulton, Watt and Murdoch is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork by William Bloye.". Coordinates: 52.4787°, -1.9091°.

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From the Wikipedia article

Boulton, Watt and Murdoch is a gilded bronze statue depicting Matthew Boulton, James Watt, and William Murdoch by William Bloye, assisted by Raymond Forbes Kings. It stands on a plinth of Portland stone in Centenary Square, Birmingham and marks the contribution these individuals made to the development of the steam engine and hence the start of the Industrial Revolution of the 18th century. It is also known as The Golden Boys after its colour, or The Carpet Salesmen after the partially rolled-up plan of a steam engine which they are examining (and an oblique nod to the often-aggressive marketing that emerged with the rise of industrialisation).

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Background

History

In 1939 an £8,000 bequest from Richard Wheatley, and £7,500 from the City Council, enabled the work to be created and it was unveiled in 1956, from preliminary designs drawn up in 1938. In 1956 the statue was erected "temporarily" outside the Birmingham Register Office, with the intention of placing it at a future date in front of a planetarium to be built as part of the Civic Centre, but this never materialised. It therefore remained on the same site for over 60 years. It was restored and re-gilded in September 2006. In 2017 it was temporarily put into storage to allow construction of the West Midlands Metro. It was reinstalled on the plinth in Centenary Square outside Symphony Hall on 29…

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Coordinates: 52.4787, -1.9091
District: Birmingham
Parish: Birmingham, unparished area
Postcode: B1 2DR
Parliamentary constituency: Birmingham Ladywood
Nearest railway station: Birmingham New Street — 0.7 km
Official site: www.birmingham.gov.uk

Sources

osm: n950360437 (ODbL)
wikipedia: Boulton, Watt and Murdoch (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Boulton, Watt and Murdoch.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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