Western parapet of Parcelstown Bridge
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Western parapet of Parcelstown Bridge
Image: © Luke Shaw Taken: 4 Jun 2021
Ordnance Survey documents indicate that a benchmark was levelled at 39.255 feet above Liverpool Datum on this parapet during the 1844/5 Carlisle to Sark Bridge 1GL Survey. The surveyor's description was: 'No. 15. Mark on North pier of small bridge ; 2.01 ft. below mark on crown of battlement, and 0.92 ft. above surface'.
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Image Location
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Latitude
54.981182
Longitude
-2.951698