VARIOUS: Jodrell Bank's heritage celebrated with listed status for telescope and buildings

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It is 60 years since the first great Jodrell Bank telescope was trained on the skies to peer into the secrets of the universe. To flag up the international importance of this landmark in science history, a modest collection of nondescript industrial sheds, as well as the second of the giant radio telescopes they were built to serve and the remains of a huge aerial adapted from wartime technology, are being given listed building status by Historic England.

Period2 Aug 2017 → 2 Aug 2017

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleFar sighted! Jodrell Bank saved for the nation
    Media name/outletSky News
    Media typeTelevision
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date2/08/17
    Descriptionn observatory which played a huge role in the early days of radio astronomy has been given grade 1 listed status,
    URLnews.sky.com/video/far-sighted-jodrell-bank-saved-for-the-nation-10970390
    PersonsTimothy O'Brien
  • TitleJodrell Bank's Mark II telescope gets Grade I listed status
    Media name/outletMail Online
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date2/08/17
    DescriptionJodrell Bank's second largest radio telescope has been given Grade I listed status for its pioneering role in radio astronomy.

    The 38m (124.6ft) Mark II radio telescope is the smaller of the two large dishes at the observatory site.
    URLwww.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-40795040
    PersonsTeresa Anderson
  • TitleJodrell Bank gets star treatment: Observatory's Mark II telescope joins other dish at the site in being given heritage protection
    Media name/outletMail Online
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date2/08/17
    DescriptionBuildings and structures at Jodrell Bank that played a pioneering role in the early days of radio astronomy have been given heritage protection.

    They include the 38-metre (124.6ft) Mark II radio telescope, the smaller of two large steerable dishes on the Cheshire observatory site, which now has Grade I listed status.
    URLwww.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4751794/Jodrell-Bank-gets-star-treatment.html
    PersonsTeresa Anderson, Timothy O'Brien
  • TitleJodrell Bank's heritage celebrated with listed status for telescope and buildings
    Media name/outletThe Guardian
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date2/08/17
    DescriptionIt is 60 years since the first great Jodrell Bank telescope was trained on the skies to peer into the secrets of the universe. To flag up the international importance of this landmark in science history, a modest collection of nondescript industrial sheds, as well as the second of the giant radio telescopes they were built to serve and the remains of a huge aerial adapted from wartime technology, are being given listed building status by Historic England.
    URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/aug/02/jodrell-banks-heritage-celebrated-with-listed-status-for-telescope-and-buildings
    PersonsTeresa Anderson, Timothy O'Brien

Keywords

  • Jodrell Bank
  • astronomy
  • heritage