Haven't been inside but doesn't impress from outside. If not for GPS I would pass it through
Amazing building constructed for this specific purpose of supporting 4 tons of telescope. Closes this month for 2 year refurbishment so great opportunity to see it again. Knowledgeable and helpful staff on hand to explain purpose and working
Was really personal touch given by the woman doing the tour
Thomas Coats built this observatory after some citizens professed an interest in astronomy, a man whose philanthropy was famed, his thread mills making him and his brothers the Bill Gates of their time. The observatory is still in working order and open to the public, although now superceded by significantly more powerful telescopes. The mills that provided the wealth for this project closed in the 80s, but like this building still stand albeit with a different use as living memorials to this man and the company he founded. Coats the company? They have a small presence in Paisley only despite being a billion pound company, but without history what are we?
One of the few public buildings of its type. Well worth a visit.
Coats Observatory is a UK Museum based in Paisley, Scotland. Coats Observatory is located at 49 Oakshaw St W, Paisley PA1 2DE, UK.
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