OS benchmark - St Ives,34 Fore Street
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OS benchmark - St Ives,34 Fore Street
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 12 Oct 2015
An OS cutmark on the east-facing wall of no 34, Fore St; originally cut during the 1st Primary Levelling of the country in 1850, and levelled at 34.083 feet above Liverpool datum. At that time, the building was a schoolhouse, belonging to Mr James Rowe.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.213851
Longitude
-5.480463