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Lyndhurst Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 0EG

Swarthmoor Hall was the home of George and Margaret Fox (formerly Fell), where the beginnings of Quakerism were established.

Quiet at the end of the day when all the students have gone home, this bus stand serves Ulverston Victoria High School.

Springfield Road on the approach to Ulverston Victoria High School. Beyond the limestone rubble wall and the bottom of a telephone distribution pole is a dressed stone wall pillar, marking the Ulverston Victoria High School boundary and almost completely overgrown with ivy. On the other side of this is a low stone wall which supported cast iron railings, removed during the Second World War as the metal was needed for the war effort. There is an Ordnance Survey cut benchmark on the wall pillar (photograph Image).

Detail of an Ordnance Survey cut benchmark on the west face of a wall pillar facing onto Springfield Road. The benchmark marks a height of 34.9505m above Ordnance Datum Newlyn last levelled and verified in 1968 (location photograph Image).

This badly damaged OS cut mark can be found on the wall post west side of Springfield Road. It marks a point 40.040m above mean sea level.

Detail of the Ordnance Survey cut benchmark on the limestone wall pillar on Springfield Road near the entrance to Springfield Avenue. The benchmark, of which only the datum line remains, marks a height of 40.0401m above mean sea level (Ordnance Datum Newlyn) last levelled and verified in 1968 (location photograph Image).

Formerly the gate and lodge of Springfield, a private house and later a hotel, Springfield Lodge now stands guard over the entrance to Springfield Avenue. There is an Ordnance Survey cut benchmark on the wall pier to the left of the gateway (detail photograph Image).

The Cloister is a glass fronted space in Ulverston Victoria High School overlooking the school sports fields. The steps to the right lead up to the Large Dining Room or Canteen. Several direction arrows provided to assist with social distancing in consequence of the COVID-19 epidemic remain.

Detail of the junction between the original Ulverston Grammar School (now Ulverston Victoria High School) building and a more recently added extension. There was an Ordnance Survey flush bracket benchmark on the stone quoin in the centre of the photograph, removed when the extension was constructed. The flush bracket benchmark number S7107 marked a height of 35.2791m above sea level (Ordnance Datum Newlyn) last levelled and verified in 1968 (location photographs at Image and Image).