Flamsteed House, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

Jul. 07, 1960 - Flamsteed House To Be Opened By The Queen.. To Form Part of National Maritime Museum. H.M. The Queen is to perform the ceremony of opening Flamstead House, forming part of the Royal Observatory Buildings at Greenwich - as an extension to the National Maritime Museum. It is striking eight sided tower on top of the hill in Greenwich Park. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1675. The building has been under re-construction since 1958. Keystone Photo Shows: One of the many cases in the Masklyne Room - containing astronomical rings and chronometers of the 17/18th. centurys as well as for the 19th. century

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1675 Astronomical Cases Centurys Chronometers Containing Extension Flamstead Flamsteed Forming Greenwich Observatory Re-construction Sided Striking Wren

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