Tangye Collection

Sir Richard Tangye, Birmingham engineering firm
Sir Richard Tangye, Head of the famous Birmingham engineering firm. late 19th century

James Watt's studio at his residence, Heathfield Hall
James Watt's lathe and vice-bench at Heathfield Hall, Handsworth, later owned by George Tangye. Date: circa 1809

James Watt's Sculpture copying machinery (eidograph), taken at Watt's residence, Heathfield Hall, Handsworth, later owned by George Tangye. Date: circa 1809

James Watts studio at his residence, Heathfield Hall, Handsworth, later owned by George Tangye. Date: circa 1809

James Watts residence, Heathfield Hall, Handsworth, later owned by George Tangye. Date: circa 1809

Sir Richard Tangyes first workshop, for which the rent was four shillings per week. He was head of the famous Birmingham engineering firm. late 19th century

John Le Carre (David Cornwell)
John le Carr (pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell, b 1931), English author of spy novels, many of which have been adapted for television and film. He worked for MI5 and MI6 in the 1950s and 1960s

AFS men stationed at Brixton, WW2
Four AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) men stationed at Brixton during the Second World War. The man on the left is Jack Hall. The photo is believed to have been taken outside William Penn School

Derek Tangye, Cornish-based author
Derek Tangye (1912-1996), Cornish-based author

Sir Richard Tangye
Sir Richard Trevithick Tangye, civil engineer and industrialist, manufacturer of engines and other heavy equipment. Seen here in the late 1850s with the Great Eastern steamship before its launch to

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