Hercules and Atlas

Radcliffe Observatory

Folder: Oxford
"The Observatory was built at the suggestion of Dr Thomas Hornsby, the Savilian Professor of Astronomy, after he had used his room in the Bodleian Tower to observe the transit of Venus across the sun's disc in 1769. It was built with funds from the trustees of Dr John Radcliffe (1652-1714), whose considerable estate had already financed the Radcliffe Infirmary."
observing the observatory

observing the observatory

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Radcliffe Observatory from the JR Hospital
observatory from Walton Street

observatory from Walton Street

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the long-hidden Radcliffe Observatory now seen from Jericho following demolition of infirmary buildings
Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford

Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford

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large windows lead from the observing room onto the balcony, making it possible to wheel observing instruments outdoors
tower amid the destruction

tower amid the destruction

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Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford
ROQ site

ROQ site

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Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford
tower over Walton Street

tower over Walton Street

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Radcliffe Observatory overlooking Jericho
college observatory

college observatory

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Green Templeton College, Oxford
gallery in the observation room

gallery in the observation room

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Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford
observatory observing room

observatory observing room

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observatory common room

observatory common room

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Radcliffe Observatory - the first floor, originally the library, is now used as a common room for Green Templeton College
Green Templeton common room

Green Templeton common room

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Radcliffe Observatory - the first floor, originally the library, is now used as a common room for Green Templeton College
common room in the observatory

common room in the observatory

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Radcliffe Observatory - the first floor, originally the library, is now used as a common room for Green Templeton College
back of the old infirmary

back of the old infirmary

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back of the old Radcliffe Infirmary, now hidden from view by ugly university blocks
unusual view of Jericho

unusual view of Jericho

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rare view of Jericho from the observatory, before it gets blocked off again
future Blavatnik site

future Blavatnik site

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rear view of the former St Paul's Church (Freud) in Jericho, now site of the monstrous Blavatnik School of Government
JR from the Radcliffe

JR from the Radcliffe

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JR Hospital from the Radcliffe Observatory
sunlight on an Oxford carbuncle

sunlight on an Oxford carbuncle

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Thom Building from Radcliffe Observatory
Oxford science carbuncle

Oxford science carbuncle

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spoiling the view from Radcliffe Observatory
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