Inverted benchmark
Introduction
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Inverted benchmark
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 10 Sep 2011
It's not unheard of to find a cut benchmark with the arrows above the datum line, but the initial feeling about this example is that it is not level. Could it be that this mark has been repositioned in a rebuilt wall? If so, the reference is now unreliable. Maps of the 50-60's list a benchmark close by, so maybe it has indeed been 'recycled' as a feature. See http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm39499 for the Benchmark Database, and Image] for the junction view.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.358766
Longitude
-2.359858