Bench mark on the Lion and Swan
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Bench mark on the Lion and Swan by Jonathan Kington as part of the Geograph project.
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Bench mark on the Lion and Swan
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 17 Nov 2010
This cut mark is on the wall of Image that faces onto Wagg Street. Before Global Positioning Systems (GPS) were invented the Ordnance Survey used benchmarks to determine accurate heights above sea level. For more information on this and other benchmarks visit http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm36096 .
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Image Location
Latitude
53.163118
Longitude
-2.214889