, ▁but ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁George ▁Her iot , ▁the ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁financi er ▁to ▁King ▁James , ▁and ▁James ▁W att , ▁after ▁Royal ▁Char ter ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Her iot - W att ▁University . ▁Do z ens ▁of ▁university ▁and ▁college ▁buildings ▁( ch ief ly ▁of ▁science ▁and ▁technology ) ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁Matthew ▁B oul ton ' s ▁home , ▁So ho ▁House , ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁museum , ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁both ▁men . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Glasgow ' s ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Engineering ▁has ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁the ▁James ▁W att ▁Building , ▁which ▁also ▁houses ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁Mechan ical ▁Engineering ▁and ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁A eros pace ▁Engineering . ▁The ▁huge ▁painting ▁James ▁W att ▁cont empl ating ▁the ▁steam ▁engine ▁by ▁James ▁E ck ford ▁La uder ▁is ▁now ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁James ▁W att ▁in ▁Pic c ad illy ▁Gard ens , ▁Manchester ▁and ▁City ▁Square , ▁Le eds . ▁ ▁A ▁col oss al ▁statue ▁of ▁W att ▁by ▁Ch ant rey ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey , ▁and ▁later ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁St . ▁Paul ' s ▁C athedral . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁c en ot aph ▁the ▁ins cription ▁reads , ▁in ▁part , ▁" J AME S ▁W AT T ▁... ▁EN L AR GE D ▁THE ▁R ES OUR CES ▁OF