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Originally Posted by pdthomas23
I'll have a go at Jonathon's one, with the help of his YouTube hint.
Optician: David Sinden
The telescope: Espin 24 inch (not 25 inch, at least according to my reference)
Location: Espin Observatory Close House, Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland
https://shasurvey.wordpress.com/england/northumberland/
Famous astronomer that used to work for him: Fred Watson (I'm guessing that one but Fred did work at Grubb-Parsons)
Peter Thomas
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Brilliant research
And yes, Fred Watson spent a couple of years under Davids wing - as did I as a teenager at his mirror making club! (that's nearly 35 years ago - boy am i getting on...)