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Radcliffe Observatory
South front of the observatory
Radcliffe Observatory is located in Oxford city centre
Radcliffe Observatory
Location within Oxford city centre
General information
TypeFormer observatory
Architectural styleNeoclassical
LocationWoodstock Road, Oxford
Coordinates51°45′39″N 1°15′50″W / 51.7608°N 1.2639°W / 51.7608; -1.2639
Construction started1772
Completed1794
OwnerGreen Templeton College
Design and construction
Architect(s)Henry Keene and James Wyatt
DesignationsListed Grade I

Radcliffe Observatory was the astronomical observatory of the University of Oxford from 1773 until 1934, when the Radcliffe Trustees sold it and built a new observatory in Pretoria, South Africa.[1][2] It is a Grade I listed building.[3] Today, the observatory forms a part of Green Templeton College of the University of Oxford.

  1. ^ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Radcliffe Observatory". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 353–354. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
  2. ^ "Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria". Nature. 142 (3592): 424–425. 1938. Bibcode:1938Natur.142S.424.. doi:10.1038/142424c0. ISSN 0028-0836.
  3. ^ Historic England. "The Nuffield Institute for Medical Research the Radcliffe Observatory (1047070)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 December 2014.

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