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Hesketh Park Observatory
Heritage Open Day: Visit a genuine mid-Victorian wooden observatory containing a 6-inch aperture Cooke telescope manufactured in 1869, together with its original clockwork drive. The Observatory was installed in historic Hesketh Park in 1901. The Grade 2 listed observatory and its 1869 6-inch Cooke telescope belonged to the skilled and well-respected amateur astronomer Joseph Baxendell, who was also the former Southport Corporation’s official meteorologist. Both Baxendell and his son were meteorologists, who utilised the now little-known Fernley observatory that once stood in Hesketh Park. In 1901 the younger Baxendell donated his father’s observatory and telescope to Southport Corporation's Education department.
Sun 14 Sep to Sunday 21 September
Hesketh Park, Albert Road, Southport, Merseyside PR9 9LJ
Sun 14 Sep:1100-16:00; Sun 21 Sep:1100-16:00; Free Entry.
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