Linden Observatory

Abstract

Isolated from the light pollution of the city, Linden Observatory currently occupies a modest clearing buried within the bushfire prone region of the Blue Mountains. Positioned in the heart of Dharug country, the observatory has a palpable relationship with the land on which it sits. Throughout the twentieth century, Ken Beames lived and worked on the site as an amateur astronomer devoted to the design and fabrication of optical instruments and custom machinery. As such, it is imperative that the unique characteristics of the site be preserved and treated sensitively in order to uphold its heritage significance.