Benchmark on buttress on west face of St Mary and St Cuthbert Church
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Image: © Roger Templeman Taken: 11 Oct 2022
1GL bolt benchmark levelled at 21.879m above Newlyn Datum verified 1962. It was originally levelled at 73.439 feet above Liverpool Datum during the 1842-1845 Selby to Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1GL Survey. The surveyor's description was: 'No. 213. Bolt in North abutment of West face of Chester-le-Street Church tower ; 1.64 ft. above surface'