Editing Jodrell Bank Observatory (section)

==Appraisal==
Since 13 July 1988 the Lovell Telescope has been designated as a Grade I [[Listed building#England and Wales|listed building]].<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num= 1221685|desc= Jodrell Bank Observatory: Lovell Telescope|access-date=16 July 2017 |mode=cs2}}</ref> On 10 July 2017 the [[Mark II (radio telescope)|Mark II Telescope]] was also designated at the same grade.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num= 1443087|desc= Jodrell Bank Observatory: Mark II Telescope|access-date=16 July 2017 |mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> On the same date five other buildings on the site were designated at Grade II; namely the Searchlight Telescope,<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num= 1443133|desc= Jodrell Bank Observatory: 71MHz Searchlight Aerial|access-date=16 July 2017 |mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> the Control Building,<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num= 1443868|desc= Jodrell Bank Observatory: Control Building|access-date=16 July 2017 |mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> the Park Royal Building,<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num= 1443093|desc= Jodrell Bank Observatory: Park Royal Building|access-date=16 July 2017 |mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> the Electrical Workshop,<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num= 1444238|desc= Jodrell Bank Observatory: Electrical Workshop (Former Main Office)|access-date=16 July 2017 |mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> and the Link Hut.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num= 1443486|desc= Jodrell Bank Observatory: Link Hut (Cosmic Noise Hut)|access-date=16 July 2017 |mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> Grade I is the highest of the three grades of listing, and is applied to buildings that are of "exceptional interest", and Grade&nbsp;II, the lowest grade, is applied to buildings "of special interest".<ref>{{Citation | url = https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/what-is-designation/| title = What is Listing? | access-date = 16 July 2017| publisher = Historic England}}</ref>

At the 43rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Baku on 7 July 2019, the Jodrell Bank Observatory was adopted as a World Heritage Site on the basis of 4 criteria<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/archive/2019/whc19-43com-18en.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=25 July 2019 |archive-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725025841/https://whc.unesco.org/archive/2019/whc19-43com-18en.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Criterion (i): Jodrell Bank Observatory is a masterpiece of human creative genius related to its scientific and technical achievements. 
* Criterion (ii): Jodrell Bank Observatory represents an important interchange of human values over a span of time and on a global scale on developments 
* Criterion (iv): Jodrell Bank Observatory represents an outstanding example of a technological ensemble which illustrates a significant stage in human history
* Criterion (vi): Jodrell Bank Observatory is directly and tangibly associated with events and ideas of outstanding universal significance.