Wright's, Observatory / Folly : Westerton
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Wright's, Observatory / Folly : Westerton
Image: © Hugh Mortimer Taken: 27 Jan 2007
The Tower is a circular structure, in a Gothick revival style of the 18th century. Built as an Observatory by Thomas Wright (1711-1786) of nearby Byers Green. He was a Mathematician, astronomer, (famous for his explanation of the Milky Way), architect, and garden designer. The Observatory appears in a document of 1744, but does not appear to have been completed until after Wright's death in 1786. A plaque dated 1950 was erected to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his publication "The Original Theory of the Universe" of 1750.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.67395
Longitude
-1.629201