Valve marker stone, Lisburn Street, Alnwick
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Valve marker stone, Lisburn Street, Alnwick
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 6 Aug 2017
I have not see this way of marking the location of water valves before: carved into a stone in the wall of a house. The legend is "SV 8½ ft H 12½ ft N" which I interpret as "stop valve 8½ feet and hydrant 12½ feet to the north". Image gives the context.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.410668
Longitude
-1.707784