2020

ST7991 : A preserved benchmark

taken 4 years ago, near to Tresham, Gloucestershire, England

A preserved benchmark
A preserved benchmark
The OS description is PO N ANG NE FACE. PO is post office, and this is now, "The Old Post Office". The benchmark is supposed to be 0.6m above the ground, but using my walking pole I measured it as 0.86m. The mark has been moved up, presumably when some stone repairs were made. This is an image I took of the surroundings ST7991 : The Old Post Office, Tresham. If you compare the stonework with ST7991 : A sharp bend in Tresham, it is indeed the case. The stone on which the benchmark is carved is not visible in the older photo. What's more, this mark seems rather distorted - the limbs of the arrow are not symmetrical. I think it was replaced, rather than just moved, when the repairs were done. It's a pity that the lower section of the wall is not visible in the earlier photo.

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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Housing, Dwellings Primary Subject: Benchmark
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Old Post Office&quot [2] Other Photos: · The Old Post Office, Tresham ·
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ST7991, 37 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Neville Goodman   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 5 September, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 7 September, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 79450 91210 [1m precision]
WGS84: 51:37.1600N 2:17.8931W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 79450 91210
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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