Photograph of a timber frame thatched barn demolished in 1924 in the village of Upton near Slough

Made:
1920-1924 in Upton

Photograph of a timber frame thatched barn demolished in 1924 in the village of Upton near Slough, Berkshire. Known as Telescope Barn the building is thought to have been used for the assembly of William Herschel's Great Forty Foot Telescope in 1789.

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1999-843
Materials:
paper, card and complete
Measurements:
overall: 1 x 250 x 190 mm
type:
black-and-white prints (photographs) and barns
credit:
Mrs C. Shorland