I would be interested to know if anyone has knowledge as to the
location of Herstmonceux AWS Weather Station or know anything about
its history? I visited the Astronomy festival held within the grounds
of the science centre today and took a walk around the grounds,
Nothing in site around the castle and the 'old' science buildings, now
apparently used for student accomdation also led to no signs of any
met equipment. I know they use the autosonde systerm so that is
probably tucked away or on a rooftop. I even looked at Google maps,
bearing in mind the resolution, to see if anything looked like a met
enclosure but still no signs. My next port of call will the be MO
archive, I'm sure thay must have a photo of the site?

Regards
Richard Griffith
Horsham AWS

On 03/09/2011 20:11, Richard G wrote:
I would be interested to know if anyone has knowledge as to the
location of Herstmonceux AWS Weather Station or know anything about
its history? I visited the Astronomy festival held within the grounds
of the science centre today and took a walk around the grounds,
Nothing in site around the castle and the 'old' science buildings, now
apparently used for student accomdation also led to no signs of any
met equipment. I know they use the autosonde systerm so that is
probably tucked away or on a rooftop. I even looked at Google maps,
bearing in mind the resolution, to see if anything looked like a met
enclosure but still no signs. My next port of call will the be MO
archive, I'm sure thay must have a photo of the site?

Regards
Richard Griffith
Horsham AWS
Some info he

http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/03882
and
http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/03884
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Phil
Guildford

On Sat, 03 Sep 2011 22:41:47 +0100, Phil Layton
wrote:

On 03/09/2011 20:11, Richard G wrote:
I would be interested to know if anyone has knowledge as to the
location of Herstmonceux AWS Weather Station or know anything about

Some info he

http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/03882
and
http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/03884

FWIW, 03882 is the main Met Office site. It's a little way (3Km
guesstimate) from the castle, on the other side of Herstmonceux, along
a small road that heads towards Cowbeech and Horam.

You can't see a lot from the road, just a modernish looking building
in a fenced open area.

Ian
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"Richard G" wrote in message
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I would be interested to know if anyone has knowledge as to the
location of Herstmonceux AWS Weather Station or know anything about
its history?

Hi, Richard,
Has it moved? I'm sure it was within the grounds of the observatory when I
visited, to the left of the main entrance road. That was around the year
2000.
Best wishes,
Ken

On Sep 4, 9:22*am, "Ken Cook" wrote:
"Richard G" *wrote in message

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I would be interested to know if anyone has knowledge as to the
location of Herstmonceux AWS Weather Station or know anything about
its history?

Hi, Richard,
Has it moved? I'm sure it was within the grounds of the observatory when I
visited, to the left of the main entrance road. That was around the year
2000.
Best wishes,
Ken

Many thanks Ian/Ken - Found it on Google maps - Herstmonceux West End
- no where near the observatory centre. It appears to be on the edge
of the village - I cannot understand why it is not within the grounds
of the Herstmonceux Observatory? I would have thought it would have
been a more open site and more secure, despite the fence. Probably
down to cost

Regards

Richard