The Observatory 100 Metres South-East Of Pond

SD 63 NE AIGHTON, BAILEY STONYHURST CHAIGLEY

8/20 The Observatory, 100 metres south- east of pond (formerly listed as the Observatories Stonyhurst College under Hurst Green) 13.2.67 GV II

Observatory, 1838 by Mr. Tuach of Preston (Gerard, John, Stonyhurst College. Belfast, 1894, p.146), with underground magnetic chamber of 1866. Sandstone ashlar with timber and glass lantern and felted roof. Octagonal with 4 projecting pedimented wings, with projecting punched quoins and central circular lantern. Each wall of one bay. Windows have architraves with false keystones, some of which are cut through to allow telescopes to project. The door, in the gable of the north wing, is reached by 5 external stone steps and has an architrave with false keystone and a bracketed cornice. The underground room extends to the south-east and terminates with a retaining wall with parapet, 2 architraves to blank openings, and concave flanking walls.

Listing NGR: SD6915638870