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This bench mark (bottom centre of photo) was established in 1848 during the First primary levelling of England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 337.0300 feet [102.7267 metres] above mean sea level (Liverpool datum). It was included on the Birmingham to London levelling line. The surveyor's description was "No. 75. Mark on house in Knightlow-hill Village, at N.E. side of road ; 0.82 ft. above centre of road" (p221). The 1887 map shows this mark on the south-west face, south angle of a cottage, which still stands, set back from the road. The mark is on front of the house (next to outbuilding), and now filled with mortar.

This shows the surviving base of the ancient Knightlow Cross on its mound. It is adjacent to the modern A45 running east/west on the other side of the tall hedge on the left, close to where the old north/south track Freeboard Lane crosses it. About 3/4 mile to the east is the roman north/south Fosse Way. More about it here http://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/topics/traditions-and-customs/wroth-silver-ceremony-knightlow-cross

This is the base remnant of the ancient wayside Knightlow Cross at the top of Knightlow Hill beside the A45 (visible through the trees). The hole is the socket where the upright stem of the cross would have been placed. There is more about it here http://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/topics/traditions-and-customs/wroth-silver-ceremony-knightlow-cross

Looking NW across the fields at the top of the hill, with the spires and tower blocks of Coventry in the distance.

The small hamlet at the top of Knightlow Hill on the busy A45 dual carriageway. The view is seen from Freeboard lane, however to reach the other side by road is a 3 mile round trip to the nearest roundabout by road. The lack of pedestrian crossing facilities also makes the trip on foot no easier.

The Wroth Stone lies atop a low mound, close to the A45, and is found just off the public footpath to the left of the properties opposite Freeboard Lane. For more information on this ancient site I suggest looking at www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2452

This is one of a pair of plastic palm trees that stand by the entrance to the car park at the former Goji Chinese restaurant - although they may date back to the days when the building was 'Crazy Daisy's' - a night club. Presumably they were intended to give a hint of the orient, or to convince clubbers they were in Ibiza. Either way they are unbelievably tacky, and look distinctly odd standing next to a derelict building - for context see Image .

The former nightclub and Chinese restaurant on the A45 near Stretton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire being hosed down after a fire.

This building has had various uses over the years - for several years it was an out-of-town night club called 'Crazy Daisy's'. Its most recent incarnation was as a Chinese restaurant - indeed it is listed as the headquarters of the Goji chain, which appears to have folded. This is one of several failed enterprises along this stretch of the A45, giving the road a rather war-torn appearance; here is another example: Image .

The Wolston - Stretton on Dunsmore road crosses the A45 here, but motor traffic has to divert via the Fosse Way roundabout.