36 inch Reflector RGO

Built in 1932 by Grubb Parsons of Newcastle-upon Tyne at a cost of about £15,000 (including the dome), the 36-inch reflector was a gift from Mr William Yapp, a prominent industrialist. The telescope was moved to Herstmonceux in 1958 after 21 years of service in Greenwich, where it had been the largest working telescope.

The telescope at Herstmonceux

For more photographs visit this site : http://www.the-observatory.org/view-photo-album.php?id=39

Video showing the 36 inch reflector: http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=1490