Deposited Plan No. 1152
Vernon Avenue: Observatory
Details
Deposited Plan Number: | 1152 |
Date: | 14 December 1882 |
Plans Register: | 1869-1886 |
Street: | Vernon Avenue |
Property Name / Number: | no data |
Area: | Highfield |
District: | Kirklees |
Town: | Huddersfield |
Grid Reference: | SE 1368 1717 |
Building Project: | Observatory |
Type: | Scientific / Education |
Applicant: | Professor Harley F.R.S |
Applicant Address: | College Place, Huddersfield |
Architect: | no data |
Architect Address: | no data |
Status of Project: | Approved |
Contractor: | Dawson & Jones |
Contractor Address: | Moldgreen, Huddersfield |
Work Commenced: | no data |
Work Completed: | no data |
Occupants: | no data |
Subsequent Alterations / History: | Demolished (houses now built on site) |
English Heritage Listing: | no data |
Location of Archives: | Kirklees West Yorkshire Archives |
Buildings of Huddersfield ID: | 1149 |
Additional Information
Plans deposited (2 sheets):
- Block Plan
- Elevation Plan
Construction: circular stone building 14 feet diameter, approx 15 feet high with domed roof.
Perhaps for use of Huddersfield College as structure built on college cricket field on new road now "Vernon Avenue".
Approximate Location
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The red marker indicates the approximate location of this record. Green and yellow dots are locations of other geotagged records, where yellow means the building was subsequently demolished.
What's Nearby?
The following records are located within 100 meters:
Record | Distance (feet & meters) | |
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New North Road: Two Villas, No 81 and 83 (1871) - plan# 138 | 317ft | 97m |
New North Road: Two Villas (1871) - plan# 138 | 327ft | 100m |
Trinity Street: No 156 | 327ft | 100m |
New North Road: No 77 and 79 | 328ft | 100m |