Benchmark on south face of south pier of east parapet of railway bridge south of Dockray

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Benchmark on south face of south pier of east parapet of railway bridge south of Dockray

Image: © Roger Templeman Taken: 15 May 2024

Ordnance Survey 1GL bolt benchmark levelled at 27.024m above Newlyn Datum verified 1972. The mark was previously levelled at 88.423 feet above Liverpool Datum during the 1843/4 Kendal to Carlisle 1GL Survey. The surveyor's description was 'No. 345. Bolt in South-east pier of Dockeray Bridge, over railway ; 1.66 below battlement'

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