Old OS benchmark - Alveley, The Three Horseshoes
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Old OS benchmark - Alveley, The Three Horseshoes
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 3 Dec 2017
This mark is no longer recorded by the OS, but was first marked on the 1883 map at 385.1ft above sea level, presumably Ordnance Datum Liverpool. It has weathered somewhat in the last 130 years.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.457315
Longitude
-2.354463