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The Richards Window One of 16 stained-glass windows donated by community groups between 1914 and 1929. Or Owl Window, symbolising night and day. This was donated in 1929 by Mrs E. Richards, widow of George Richards, and is one of only two commemorative windows. This was the last original stained glass window to be installed at the Observatory. The window was made by Stansfield and Smith, a Ballarat firm with a branch in Melbourne.  George Richards, a civil, mining and consulting engineer was a friend and benefactor of the Observatory, and the designer of the Jelbart Dome. He arrived in Ballarat from Cornwall in 1855, aged 12, and died in 1921.   The currently featured  Window The "Creer" Window The "Ballarat East" Window The "Ballarat City" Window   The "IOOF" Window The "Welsh" Window The "Masonic Lodges" Window The "Lucas" Window The "Richards"  Window The "Courier" Window

The Observatory is located on the corner of Magpie and Cobden Street, Mount Pleasant, Ballarat East and is open every Friday evening.

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