James South And Thomas Cawley Blue Plaque

11 Observatory Gardens, London, W8 7HY

Observatory Gardens Derives Its Names From The Observatory That Sir James South The Astronomer Built Here In 1831 And Which Contained For A Time The Largest Telescope In The World. After The Astronomer's Death The Site Was Sold To Thomas Cawley Who Built The Existing Houses In The 1880s

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James South and Thomas Cawley blue plaque - Observatory Gardens derives its names from the observatory that Sir James South the astronomer built here in 1831 and which contained for a time the largest telescope in the world. After the astronomer's death the site was sold to Thomas Cawley who built the existing houses in the 1880s

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