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Title Far sighted! Jodrell Bank saved for the nation Media name/outlet Sky News Media type Television Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 2/08/17 Description n observatory which played a huge role in the early days of radio astronomy has been given grade 1 listed status, URL news.sky.com/video/far-sighted-jodrell-bank-saved-for-the-nation-10970390 Persons Timothy O'Brien Title Jodrell Bank's Mark II telescope gets Grade I listed status Media name/outlet Mail Online Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 2/08/17 Description Jodrell 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.URL www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-40795040 Persons Teresa Anderson Title Jodrell Bank gets star treatment: Observatory's Mark II telescope joins other dish at the site in being given heritage protection Media name/outlet Mail Online Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 2/08/17 Description Buildings 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.URL www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4751794/Jodrell-Bank-gets-star-treatment.html Persons Teresa Anderson, Timothy O'Brien Title Jodrell Bank's heritage celebrated with listed status for telescope and buildings Media name/outlet The Guardian Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 2/08/17 Description 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. URL https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/aug/02/jodrell-banks-heritage-celebrated-with-listed-status-for-telescope-and-buildings Persons Teresa Anderson, Timothy O'Brien
Keywords
- Jodrell Bank
- astronomy
- heritage