Abandoned Observatory found

[Mr Jack Martin]

Watch the short video,
Jack

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/abandoned-observatory-with-one-of-the-uk-s-largest-telescopes/vi-AA1vgSIm

[Dr Paul Leyland]

Both magnificent and profoundly sad.

They need to be brought back into productive use. I would love to use a 24″, any 24″, let alone one with such an illustrative history.

[Denis Buczynski]

Hi Jack/ALL,
I don’t seem to be able to open the video you post about. However I assume it is the same as the 24 inch Espin Telescope that I have posted bwout on this forum and on the BAA forum at this link:
https://britastro.org/forums/search/espin+telescope
Here you can read along thread concerning the campaign to save the telescope.
Denis Buczynski

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[Mr Jack Martin]

Denis,
Its the same telescope, the plaque is featured in the video.
Regards,
Jack

[Mr Jack Martin]

Paul,
This is not a new story and people need to be careful when they class themselves as urban explorers as they are trespassing.
It used to be Newcastle University observatory site. The land at Close house was sold and turned into a hotel. The site was left to deteriorate and despite numerous approaches to the hotel and Newcastle University no response from them was ever received.
Newcastle Astro along with Sunderland and Durham and John Nichol sadly gave up trying to save this historically important site.
Heartbreaking to see what has become of it.
Regards,
Jack

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