Clifton Observatory. Tower on Clifton Down,Bristol,UK,used as a viewing point and observatory from 1828. This building,situated on a 92-metre-high cliff overlooking the Avon Gorge,was originally built in 1776 as a windmill. In 1828,the artist William West (1801-1861) installed telescopes and a camera obscura to project the view from the top of the tower onto a circular table inside. The nearby Clifton Suspension Bridge was completed in 1864. The observatory is now a listed building | |
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