This plaque features James South. It's located at 10 Observatory Gardens.
This plaque features James South. It's located at 10 Observatory Gardens.
Observatory Gardens derives its names from the observatory that Sir James South the astronomer built here in 1831 and which contained for a time the largest telescope in the world. After the astronomer's death the site was sold to Thomas Cawley who built the existing houses in the 1880s
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James South was born on 1 January, 1785. They died on 1 January, 1867. They lived to the age of 82.
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