sentences:  The next organisation to take an active interest in the site was the Space Research Council which set about building an observatory with what was to become a prominent local landmark - a radio telescope, known as the Chilbolton Observatory, which was built almost in the centre of the airfield, on the wartime main runway.When constructed, the north end of the runway was removed, with a two lane access road replacing the runway and connecting to the local road network.Various other enterprises flourished or faded in the buildings on the periphery of the airfield.