A SCALE model of a telescope that changed the world has been unveiled in its new home - at Slough oldest church.

The Mayor of Slough Cllr Arvind Dhaliwal unveiled the model of Sir WilliamHerschel's famous 40 ft telescope on Friday, September 9 at St Laurence Church in Upton Road.

It had been moved from its former home at the old Slough Library.

Sir William is buried at the church and lived nearby in the late 18th century. His telescope was regarded as one of the wonders of the world in its day, the biggest landmark for miles around.

The great astronomer became Slough's most famous citizens after moving to England from his native Germany.

Cllr Dhaliwal said: "Slough has a long tradition of welcoming people to our town - people from all over England in the 1930s, from the Commonwealth in the 1950s and it was Germany in the 18th century. Our most famous citizen was an immigrant."

There to see the model unveiled in its new home was the Team Vicar Reverend Alistair Stewart. verger Allan James and Abbie Keeve from Sergeant's Funeral Directors, who sponsored the telescope's move to its new home among other important local figures. About 70 people filled the church.

Two days earlier the High Sherriff of Berkshire Victoria Fishburn paid a special visit and got a sneak preview.

St Laurence's Church is the oldest in Slough, parts of it dating back to the dawn of the last millennium.

The building where Sir William put his amazing 40ft telescope together is now the Red Cow pub opposite.