Abstract
It is well documented that the first public Newcomen engine was built in 1712 near Dudley Castle. Less well known is that Thomas Newcomen first visited Stourbridge in 1694 and maintained social and economic connections in Worcestershire. This paper describes the range and progression of relationships centred on Newcomen, which proved conducive to his and John Calley’s later deployment of the atmospheric engine in the neighbouring South Staffordshire coalfield, culminating in the construction of the 1712 engine.
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