Benchmark in Colston Street
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Benchmark in Colston Street by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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Benchmark in Colston Street
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 21 Oct 2011
The remains of a cutmark in the crumbling stonework of Foster's almshouses. Completed in the later part of the nineteenth century, these buildings were additions to the original houses of the 1400's. See Image] for a better view of the western wing. Also see http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm39826 for the Benchmark Database.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.455804
Longitude
-2.597519