Heathfield Hall, Residential mansion in Handsworth, England
Heathfield Hall was a neoclassical mansion north of Heathfield Road in Birmingham. The building featured stucco walls and was surrounded by extensive landscaped grounds that made it a substantial private residence.
The mansion was built between 1787 and 1790 for inventor James Watt. It was demolished in 1927 to make space for new residential housing.
The place took its name from the heathland that once covered the area. Watt's private workshop was a working space filled with objects, tools, and personal notes that reflected his daily life as an inventor.
The site no longer exists, but where the building stood is now marked by West Drive and North Drive in the Handsworth district. Those interested in exploring its history will find only modern housing today, but the area remains easy to walk around.
Watt's workshop was so significant that the Science Museum in London preserved an exact reconstruction using his original furniture, windows, doors, and floorboards. This reconstruction reveals how he actually worked and thought through his day.
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