Bench mark on the Priory Cross
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Bench mark on the Priory Cross by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 4 Oct 2015
The mark was created for the First Primary Levelling of England and Wales in 1845, included in the branch levelling round Worksop town centre http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/ew1gl/1GLA_348.png . It would have had to be re-surveyed for level when the cross was moved to its current location in 1896.