Observatories M-Q

Name                 Acronym          Date              Type*             Location          Association

(*G–Governmental; I–Institutional; Pr–Private; Pu–Public; S–School & U–University)
Macfarlane ObservatoryMOUG1757-1844ULanarkshireMacfarlane, Alexander
Maclear’s ObservatoryMOB1828-1833PrBedfordshireMaclear, Thomas
Magdalen College ObservatoryMCO1857-1902UOxfordshireDaubeny, Charles
Maghull Observatorysee Roberts’s Maghull Observatory [RMO]
Makerstoun Observatorysee Brisbane’s Makerstoun Observatory [BOMH]
Malcolm Parry ObservatoryMPO2012-SNottinghamshireThe Long Eaton School
Maldwyn’s ObservatoryMO1960sPrAngleseyMaldwyn Parry
Manchester Physics Institute ObservatoryMPIO1904- ?ULancashireBazley, Sir Thomas; Manchester Victoria University; Manchester       University
Marina Towers ObservatoryMTO1993-2010IGlamorganSwansea Astronomical Society (SwAS)
Marischal College ObservatoryMCOA1798-1838UAberdeenshireCopland, Patrick; Marischal College
Marischal College Observatorysee Castle Hill Observatory [CHOA]
Markree ObservatoryMaO1831-1902PrSligoCooper, Edward Henry; Cooper, Edward Joshua; Doberck, Anna Nielsin; Doberck, William; Henkel, Frederick William
Markwick’s Observatorysee Markwick’s Boscombe Observatory [MaOB]
see Markwick’s Devonport Observatory [MaOD]
see Markwick’s West Moors Observatory [MaOWM]
Markwick’s Devonport ObservatoryMaOD1898-1903PrDevonMarkwick, E.E.
Markwick’s Boscombe ObservatoryMaOB1905-1914PrHampshireMarkwick, E.E.
Markwick’s West Moors ObservatoryMaOWM1919-1926PrDorsetMarkwick, E.E.
Marlborough College Blackett ObservatoryMCBO1935-SWiltshireKnox-Shaw, Harold; Marlborough College
Marlborough House ObservatoryMHOL1770-1772 c.PrCounty of LondonSpencer, George, 4th duke of Marlborough
Mathematical Tower ObservatoryMTOO1619-1772UOxfordshireGreaves,John; Ward; Bradley, James; Hornsby, James
Maw’s ObservatorySee Maw’s Kensington Observatory [MOKL]
See Maw’s Outwood Observatory [MOO]
Maw’s Kensington ObservatoryMOKL1887-1924PrCounty of LondonMaw, William Henry
Maw’s Outwood ObservatoryMOO1896-1927PrSurreyMaw, William Henry
May’s ObservatoryMaO1840s-1850sPrSuffolkMay, Charles
McClean’s Ferncliffe ObservatoryMCOF1875-1883PrKentMcClean,Frank
McClean’s Rushall ObservatoryMCOR1884-1890sPrKentMcClean,Frank
Mee’s ObservatoryMeO1890s-1900PrGlamorganMee, Arthur
Merlin’s London ObservatoryMOEL1920-1946PrCounty of LondonMerlin, Augustus Alfred Cornwallis Eliot
Merton College ObservatoryMCOO1300-1399UOxfordshireAshindon, John
Middlehill ObservatoryMOSWD2007-PrDorsetHodgkinson Robert
Mill Hill ObservatorySee University College London Observatory [UCLO]
Miller’s ObservatoryMiO1850-56PrCumberlandMiller, John Fletcher 
Mills ObservatoryMOD1935-IAngusMills, John
Minchenden School ObservatoryMSOSL1936-1966SMiddlesexWalker, William Cameron; Minchenden Grammar School
Mobberley’s ObservatoryMobOGB1991-2008PrEssexMobberley, Martin
Mobberley’s ObservatoryMobOC1980s-PrSuffolkMobberley, Martin
Molyneux’s Kew ObservatoryMOK1723-1728PrSurreyMolyneux, Samuel
Monkton Combe School ObservatoryMCSO1925-SMonkton CombeBarron, Robert Percy
Moor Park Observatorysee Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory [JHO]
Munday-Sayer ObservatoryMSO1985-IEssexMunday, Charles Walter; Sayer, Les; North East Essex Astronomical Society
Mullard Radio Astronomy ObservatoryMRAO1945-UCambridgeshireCambridge University
Murray’s ObservatoryMOS1850- ?PrAberdeenshireMurray, Sir William Keith
Nasmyth’s ObservatoryNOH1856-1890PrKentNasmyth, James
Naval Academy Observatory (Portsmouth)See Royal Naval Academy Observatory [RNAO]
Naval Academy Observatory (Gosport)See Naval Academy Observatory [NAOG]
Neville’s ObservatoryNOGNc.2003-?PrNorthamptonshireNeville, R.J.
Naval Academy Observatory  NAOGc.1800s-1822SHampshireBurney, William
New City Observatorysee City Observatory [NCOE]
Newall’s ObservatoryNO1870-1890PrDurhamNewall, Robert Stirling; Newall, Hugh Frank
Newchapel ObservatoryNeO1964-2009PrStaffordshirePace, Tony
Newnham College ObservatoryNCOC1890-UCambridgeshireNewnham College, Cambridge
Nicholson’s ObservatoryNODc.2004-PrNorthamptonshireNicholson, Martin
Noble’s ObservatoryNOU1857- 1905PrSussexNoble, William
Nonsuch High School ObservatoryNHSOc.2015-S/ISurreyNonsuch High School for Girls; Ewell Astronomical Society
Norman Fisher ObservatoryNFO1979-ISurreyCroydon Astronomical Society; Fisher, Norman
Norman Lockyer ObservatoryNLO1920-IDevonExeter University; Norman Lockyer Observatory Society (NLOS)
North Pennine ObservatoryNPO2019PuNorthumberlandAllenheads Contemporary Arts
Northrop’s ObservatoryNoO1950s-1990s)PrSurreyNorthrop, David K.
Nottingham Astronomical Society’s ObservatoryNASO2006-INottinghamshireNottingham Astronomical    Society
Observatory Cottagesee Hall’s Cottage Observatory [HCO]
Observatory HouseWHOS1786-1915PrBuckinghamshireHerschel, William; Herschel, John; Herschel, Caroline;
Observatory Science CentreOSC1990-PuSussexScience Projects Limited
Ochtertyre ObservatoryOO1853-1861PrPerthshireMurray, Sir William Keith
Old City ObservatoryOCOE1792-?IMidlothian
Old Edinburgh Observatorysee Old City Observatory [OCOE]
Old Observatory (Edinburgh)see Old City Observatory [OCOE]
Old Observatory, Wellington Rowsee Miller’s Observatory [MiO]
Old Royal Observatory, GreenwichOROG1957-1998PuCounty of LondonNational Maritime Museum
O M Dark Sky Park ObservatoryOMDSPO2021-PuTyroneMid Ulster District Council
Orwell Park ObservatoryOPO1874-ISuffolkTomline, George; Orwell Astronomical Society (OrwAS)
Owen’s ObservatoryOwO1890s-1925PrBerkshireOwen, Arthur Edwin Brisco
Owens Observatorysee Manchester Physics Institute Observatory [MPIO]
Parr’s ObservatoryPOSA1927-1936PrHertfordshireParr, W. A.
Patrick Moore’s ObservatoryPTO1968-2012PrSussexMoore, Patrick
Pattinson’s ObservatoryPaO1855-1858PrDurhamPattinson, Hugh Lee;
Pearson’s ObservatoryPOSK1829-1847PrLeicestershirePearson, William; Clark, Abrose
Pearson’s Temple Grove ObservatoryPTGO1811-1821PrSurreyPearson, William
Peek’s Rousdon ObservatoryPRO1884-1921PrDevonPeek, Sir Cuthbert Edgar; Grover, Charles
Pembroke College ObservatoryPeCOC1752 (fl.)UCambridgeshirePembroke College, Cambridge
Pennell-Hammerton ObservatoryPHO1982-ILincolnshireLincoln Astronomical Society (LinAS)
Pex Hill Observatorysee Leighton Observatory
Phillip’s ObservatorySee Phillip’s Ashtead Observatory
See Phillip’s Headley Observatory
Phillip’s Ashtead ObservatoryPOH1907-1916PrSurreyPhillips, T.E.R.
Phillip’s Headley ObservatoryPOA1916-1942PrSurreyPhillips, T.E.R.
Piazzi Smyth ObservatoryPSOB2000-S/IBedfordshireBedford school; Smyth, Charles Piazzi
Piggot’s Observatorysee Pigott’s Llanwit Major Observatory [PiO]
see Pigott’s York Observatory [PiO2]
Pigott’s Llanwit Major ObservatoryPiO1777-1781PrGlamorganPigott, Nathaniel
Pigott’s York ObservatoryPiO21781-1793PrYorkshire: North RidingPigott, Nathaniel
Pond’s ObservatoryJPO1806-1811PrSomersetPond, John
Pound’s ObservatoryPO1717-1747PrEssexPound, James; Bradley, James
Powys County ObservatoryPoCO1990-IRadnorshire
Preston Municipal Observatory 1885-1927see Preston Municipal Observatory [PMO]
 1927-see Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory [JHO]
Preston Municipal ObservatoryPMO1882-1927ILancashire
Prince’s ObservatoryPOC1857-1899PrSussexPrince, Charles leeson
Prince’s Uckfield ObservatoryPUO1854-1872PrSussexPrince, Charles Leeson
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School ObservatoryQEGSO2017-S/IDerbyshireQueen Elizabeth Grammar School; White Peak Observing Group