Ruin of St John's Church at Victoria Street and James Street junction
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Ruin of St John's Church at Victoria Street and James Street junction
Image: © Roger Templeman Taken: 20 Jul 2024
Old maps show that the spire was an intersected station trig point and other documents indicate that a 1GL bolt benchmark levelled at 115.507m above Newlyn Datum was verified in 1956 on the right hand face of the tower. The building, regarded as dangerous, is currently fenced off so not possible to check the benchmark
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Image Location
Latitude
53.750636
Longitude
-2.482354