Ordnance Survey bolt on St Michael's Church
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Ordnance Survey bolt on St Michael's Church
Image: © Shantavira Taken: 3 May 2013
Ordnance Survey bolt on north face of St Michael's Church. This 19th-century bench mark was established in 1851 during the First primary levelling of England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 340.9510 feet [103.9219 metres] above mean sea level (Liverpool datum). It was included as a side level on the Sheffield to Birmingham levelling line. The surveyor's description was "No. 217(a). St. Michael's Church, Lichfield. Bolt in North side of tower ; 2.47 ft. above surface." (p.361)
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Image Location
Latitude
52.683146
Longitude
-1.818603