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Observatory House was the name of an 18th century observatory established by William and Caroline Herschel in Windsor Street, Slough. After the original building had been demolished, the name was re-applied to a modern office block on the same site which now serves as the headquarters of Slough Borough Council.

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rdfs:label	Observatory House (fr) Observatory House (en)
rdfs:comment	Observatory House was the name of an 18th century observatory established by William and Caroline Herschel in Windsor Street, Slough. After the original building had been demolished, the name was re-applied to a modern office block on the same site which now serves as the headquarters of Slough Borough Council. (en) Observatory House (littéralement « maison observatoire ») est un ancien observatoire de Slough, en Angleterre. Il a été construit, dirigé et utilisé par l'astronome William Herschel et sa sœur Caroline. Il a abrité le télescope de 40 pieds de la fin du XVIIIe siècle jusqu'au milieu du XIXe siècle. La maison principale se trouvait sur Windsor Road. On y trouvait également un petit chalet plus loin sur la terre. Herschel y a emménagé le 3 avril 1786. John Herschel est né dans la maison et William y est mort le 25 août 1822. (fr)
foaf:name	Observatory House (en)
name	Observatory House (en)
geo:lat	51.508202 (xsd:float)
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location	Slough
dct:subject	Astronomical observatories in England Demolished buildings and structures in England History of Slough City and town halls in Berkshire Buildings and structures demolished in 1960
Wikipage page ID	20433359 (xsd:integer)
Wikipage revision ID	1114976217 (xsd:integer)
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Caroline Herschel Franta Belsky Modern architecture Slough Slough Borough Council William Herschel 40-foot telescope Astronomical observatories in England Demolished buildings and structures in England History of Slough Kier Group Hawkhurst City and town halls in Berkshire Buildings and structures demolished in 1960 John Herschel Sir Patrick Moore
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architect	Elsworth Sykes Architects (en)
architectural style	Modern architecture
building type	Municipal headquarters (en)
caption	Observatory House, a modern office block, which now stands at the corner of Herschel Street and Windsor Road in Slough on the site where Herschel's building once stood. (en)
completion date	1990.0 (second)
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has abstract	Observatory House was the name of an 18th century observatory established by William and Caroline Herschel in Windsor Street, Slough. After the original building had been demolished, the name was re-applied to a modern office block on the same site which now serves as the headquarters of Slough Borough Council. (en) Observatory House (littéralement « maison observatoire ») est un ancien observatoire de Slough, en Angleterre. Il a été construit, dirigé et utilisé par l'astronome William Herschel et sa sœur Caroline. Il a abrité le télescope de 40 pieds de la fin du XVIIIe siècle jusqu'au milieu du XIXe siècle. La maison principale se trouvait sur Windsor Road. On y trouvait également un petit chalet plus loin sur la terre. Herschel y a emménagé le 3 avril 1786. John Herschel est né dans la maison et William y est mort le 25 août 1822. John Herschel et sa famille ont quitté la maison pour Hawkhurst en 1840. Observatory House fut par la suite démoli. Un monument demeure sur Herschel Street près d'où était situé le télescope de 40 pieds. (fr)
gold:hypernym	Observatory
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building end date	Early 1990s (refurbished 2017)
floor count	10 (xsd:positiveInteger)
architectural style	Modern architecture
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is location of	Slough Borough Council
is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	List of astronomical observatories Borough of Slough List of large optical telescopes List of largest optical telescopes historically List of largest optical telescopes in the 18th century List of largest optical telescopes in the 19th century 1787 in science Enceladus Franta Belsky Slough Slough Borough Council Slough Town Hall William Herschel Alexander Stewart Herschel 40-foot telescope History of the telescope
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