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Observatory House
Municipal building in Slough, Berkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Observatory House was the name of an 18th-century observatory established by William and Caroline Herschel in Windsor Street, Slough. After the original building had been demolished, the name was re-applied to a modern office block on the same site which now serves as the headquarters of Slough Borough Council.
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Observatory House | |
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![]() Observatory House, a modern office block, which now stands at the corner of Herschel Street and Windsor Road in Slough on the site where Herschel's building once stood. | |
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General information | |
Type | Municipal headquarters |
Architectural style | Modernist |
Location | 25 Windsor Street, Slough, England |
Coordinates | 51.5082°N 0.5954°W / 51.5082; -0.5954 |
Completed | Early 1990s (refurbished 2017) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 10 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Elsworth Sykes Architects (for the refurbishment in 2017) |
Main contractor | Kier Group (for the refurbishment in 2017) |
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