Thomas Cooke FRAS

Thomas Cooke FRAS is a memorial in York, England. Thomas Cooke FRAS is situated nearby to Observatory, as well as near Yorkshire Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yorkshire Museum and Observatory.

Yorkshire Museum

Museum

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

The Yorkshire Museum is a museum in York, England. It was opened in 1830, and has five permanent collections, covering biology, geology, archaeology, numismatics and astronomy.

York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. York Minster is situated 1,300 feet east of Thomas Cooke FRAS.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bootham and York.

Bootham

Neighborhood

Bootham is a street in the city of York, England, leading north out of the city centre. It is also the name of the small district surrounding the street.

York

Photo: robbophotos, CC BY 2.0.

The ancient cathedral city of York has a history dating back over 2000 years. Romans, Saxons, Vikings, and Britons from all eras have each left their mark.

Bishophill

Suburb

Bishophill is an area of central York, in England. It lies within the city walls and has been occupied since at least the Roman period.

Thomas Cooke FRAS

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “Thomas Cooke FRAS 1807-1868 Optical Instrument Maker designed the 1850 refracting telescope in this observatory built by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society 1833”
Category: historic site
Location: York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.96127° or 53° 57′ 41″ north

Longitude

-1.08801° or 1° 5′ 17″ west

Operator

York Civic Trust

Open location code

9C5WXW66+GQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13527361432

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Highlights include Tempest Anderson Hall and Library Lawn.

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