Mr Dowbiggin at the Greg Observatory, Williamson Park, Lancaster

Mr Dowbiggin at the Greg Observatory, Williamson Park, Lancaster
Mr Dowbiggin at the Greg Observatory, Williamson Park, Lancaster
Mr Dowbiggin at the Greg Observatory, Williamson Park, Lancaster
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265915
Reference identifier
NLA20140912008
Title
Mr Dowbiggin at the Greg Observatory, Williamson Park, Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Personal names
James Dowbiggin Albert Greg
General notes
The Greg Observatory in Williamson Park was opened on 27 July 1892.

James Dowbiggin was appointed as the curator in 1902 and retired in 1939.

The observatory was demolished around 1960, it's foundations can still be seen at the Park.
For more information see 'Lancaster's Lost Observatory' by Peter Wade in the Journal of British Astronomical Association 102(3) for 1992. Available online at the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System on the Harvard University website.
Medium
Photographic print
Colour
Sepia
Original image size
15.4 x 20
Year of image
c.1940
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