OLDSTEAD, North Riding
Mount Snever Observatory SE 537 804
An inscription at the back of the tower reads:
JOHN WORMALD IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA CAUSED THIS OBSERVATORY TO BE ERECTED
J. DODDS BUILDER
An inscription above the door reads:
Here hills and waving groves a scene display
And pat admit and part exclude the day
See rich industry smiling on the plains
And peace and plenty tell VICTORIA reigns!
Happy the MAN to who these shades retires
Whom NATURE charms, and whom the muse inspires
Who wandering thoughtful in this silent wood
Amends the duties of the wise and good
To observe a mean, being himself a friend
To follow NATURE and regard his end.
The tower once housed a telescope.
JOHN WORMALD IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA CAUSED THIS OBSERVATORY TO BE ERECTED
J. DODDS BUILDER
An inscription above the door reads:
Here hills and waving groves a scene display
And pat admit and part exclude the day
See rich industry smiling on the plains
And peace and plenty tell VICTORIA reigns!
Happy the MAN to who these shades retires
Whom NATURE charms, and whom the muse inspires
Who wandering thoughtful in this silent wood
Amends the duties of the wise and good
To observe a mean, being himself a friend
To follow NATURE and regard his end.
The tower once housed a telescope.
Bunting Chapel
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