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Slough in 1836

Slough, near Windsor, was for many years the residence of Sir William Herschel, and the place where he constructed his large reflecting telescope. He died here in 1822.
Old Towns is a resource of 19th century English historical data, extracted and digitized from articles written between 1833 and 1848 which were originally published in 'The Penny Magazine' by The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.