There is a 5 inch Thomas Cooke and Sons telescope located in an observatory in the grounds of Whitby Community College which today is Whitby School.
The telescope dates from about 1880/1890 and was used between 1912 until 1932 by Mr John Bruce and the observatory is typical of a late 19th early 20th century design. Today the observatory is known as the Bruce Observatory.
The observatory appeared to be in use until the 1960s by the
school physics department. I am not sure when it started to be less used but
when I visited the observatory in the mid 1990s both the telescope and
observatory needed some attention.
www.theramblingastronomer.co.uk
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