Radcliffe Observatory

Radcliffe Observatory
South front of the observatory
Location within Oxford city centre
General information
TypeFormer observatory
Architectural styleNeoclassical
LocationWoodstock Road, Oxford
Coordinates51°45′39″N 1°15′50″W / 51.7608°N 1.2639°W / 51.7608; -1.2639
Construction started1772 (1772)
Completed1794 (1794)
OwnerGreen Templeton College
Design and construction
Architect(s)Henry Keene and James Wyatt
DesignationsListed Grade I

Radcliffe Observatory was the astronomical observatory of the University of Oxford from 1773 until 1934, when the Radcliffe Trustees sold it and built a new observatory in Pretoria, South Africa. It is a Grade I listed building. Today, the building forms part of Green Templeton College of the University of Oxford.