| Radcliffe Observatory | |
|---|---|
 South front of the observatory | |
  Location within Oxford city centre | |
| General information | |
| Type | Former observatory |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | Woodstock Road, Oxford |
| Coordinates | 51°45′39″N 1°15′50″W / 51.7608°N 1.2639°W |
| Construction started | 1772 |
| Completed | 1794 |
| Owner | Green Templeton College |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Henry Keene and James Wyatt |
| Designations | Listed Grade I |
Radcliffe Observatory was the astronomical observatory of the University of Oxford from 1773 until 1934, when the Radcliffe Trustees sold it and built a new observatory in Pretoria, South Africa.[1][2] It is a Grade I listed building.[3] Today, the observatory forms a part of Green Templeton College of the University of Oxford.
- ^ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Radcliffe Observatory". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 353–354. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- ^ "Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria". Nature. 142 (3592): 424–425. 1938. Bibcode:1938Natur.142S.424.. doi:10.1038/142424c0. ISSN 0028-0836.
- ^ Historic England. "The Nuffield Institute for Medical Research the Radcliffe Observatory (1047070)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 December 2014.