Where is The Lodge to Heathfield Hall?
The Lodge is located at 33 Radnor Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 3SP. It is now a private residence.
In brief
The gatehouse to Heathfield Hall was built in 1797, it led to the home of James Watt from 1790, until his death in 1819. The hall itself was sadly demolished in 1927, and contents of Watt's lab was relocated to the Science Museum in London.
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The Lodge to Heathfield Hall (September 2020). Photography by Elliott Brown
The gatehouse to Heathfield Hall, Handsworth - history of the build
James Watt moved to Handsworth on the completion of Heathfield Hall in 1790. The lodge (or gatehouse) was built on what is now Radnor Road in 1797. Watt died in the hall in 1819. The contents were untouched for more than a century, before they were moved to the Science Museum in London in 1924. The hall itself was later demolished by 1927. The land was sold for the development of housing, around West Drive and North Drive, although the lodge of 1797 survived.
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The Lodge to Heathfield Hall (September 2020). Photography by Elliott Brown
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The Lodge to Heathfield Hall (September 2020). Photography by Elliott Brown
Blue plaque from the Birmingham Civic Society
In 2019, the Birmingham Civic Society unveiled a new blue plaque on the lodge, in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the death of James Watt.
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The Lodge to Heathfield Hall (September 2020). Photography by Elliott Brown
Stone plaque at The Lodge
There was also a previous stone plaque on the lodge. Which confirms the 1797 date of when the lodge was originally built.
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The Lodge to Heathfield Hall (September 2020). Photography by Elliott Brown