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James Watt's Mad Machine

Coordinates: 52°29′56″N 1°56′17″W / 52.498959°N 1.937968°W / 52.498959; -1.937968
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James Watt's Mad Machine
ArtistTim Tolkien, et al
Year1998 (1998)
MediumSteel
SubjectInventions of James Watt
LocationWinson Green Metro station, Winson Green, Birmingham
Coordinates52°29′56″N 1°56′17″W / 52.498959°N 1.937968°W / 52.498959; -1.937968

James Watt's Mad Machine is a set of sculptural railings and gates at Winson Green Metro station, Winson Green, Birmingham, England, designed by Tim Tolkien, supported by Eric Klein Velderman, Paula Woof and pupils at James Watt Infants and Junior Schools, with whose site it forms a boundary. It was created in 1998.

It is inspired by the inventions of James Watt, who lived and worked nearby.

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