Clifton Observatory

at Litfield Road, Clifton Down, Clifton, Bristol , BS8 3LT United Kingdom

1. Party Center
2. History Museum
3. Historical Place

Clifton Observatory has a Camera Obscura, Giant's Cave, and Viewing Platform, along with lovely views over Bristol and the Suspension Bridge

Description

The Observatory (grid reference ST564733) is a former mill, now used as an observatory, located on Clifton Down, close to the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, England. At 337 feet (92 metres) above the gorge, the cliff top is likely to have been used as a lookout post since at least the Iron Age. The building was erected with the permission of the Society of Merchant Venturers, as a windmill for corn in 1766 and later converted to the grinding of snuff, when it became known as 'The Snuff Mill'. This was damaged by a fire on October 30, 1777, when the sails were left turning during a gale and caused the equipment to catch light. It was then derelict for 52 years until in 1828 William West, an artist, rented the old mill, for 5 shillings (25p) a year, as a studio.

Opening time

• Mondays: 10:00- 16:00
• Tuesdays: 10:00- 16:00
• Wednesdays: 10:00- 16:00
• Thursdays: 10:00- 16:00
• Fridays: 10:00- 16:00
• Saturdays: 10:00- 16:00
• Sundays: 10:00- 16:00

Company Rating

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Summary

Clifton Observatory is Bristol based place and this enity listed in Historical Place category. Located at Litfield Road, Clifton Down, Clifton BS8 3LT. Contact phone number of Clifton Observatory: +44 (0) 117 974 1242