West Boldon, Scot's House, observatory
West Boldon, Scot's House, observatory
HER Number
8682
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
West Boldon, Scot's House, observatory
Place
West Boldon
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
Class
Education
Site Type: Broad
Observatory
Site Type: Specific
Observatory
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Scot's House was in C19 the home of Hugh Lee Pattinson, chemical manufacturer and founder of the Felling and Washington Chemical Works. Pattinson experimented with electricity, exhibited at the Great Exhibition, and in later years set up a powerful telescope at Scot's House to study astronomy.
Easting
432790
Northing
560900
Grid Reference
NZ432790560900
Sources
S. Reeder, 2000, The Boldons in Old Picture Postcards