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West Street, SALISBURY, SP3 4AJ

The tower of St Martin's Church stands behind a large village house. The house which has an Ordnance Survey flush bracket on it sands opposite the Barford Inn.

The minor road joins the A30 on this very bad bend.

For a wider view Image and for information on the flush bracket http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm19046 A bench mark is an Ordnance Survey arrowhead sign found on walls, bridges, churches and specially erected triangulation pillars where the altitude above sea-level has been accurately measured by surveyors. The arrowhead points to a horizontal line above it which marks the exact altitude. With rivets and pivots there is no datum (horizontal line) cut, the pointed-to horizontal surface defining the datum height.

Briden House, West Street, was formerly named Chelsea Cottage and was a house and restaurant. Built circa 1800 and constructed of painted brick under a Welsh slate roof. There are two parallel ranges and a central 19th century shopfront. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1182954 Barford St Martin is a village in Wiltshire, some 2½ miles west of Wilton. The village is set on the north bank of the River Nadder at the junction of the B3089 road with the A30 road. There is evidence of occupation from the Iron Age onwards. Most working residents commute to Wilton or to Salisbury.

The Anglican parish church of St Martin was built in the 13th century and altered and partly rebuilt in the 15th century. The north transept was rebuilt and the church restored in 1841. Constructed of rubble stone and dressed limestone under a Welsh slate roof. Inside, in a niche on the south wall, is a late medieval painting of women with baskets of loaves. Listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1146188 Barford St Martin is a village in Wiltshire, some 2½ miles west of Wilton. The village is set on the north bank of the River Nadder at the junction of the B3089 road with the A30 road. There is evidence of occupation from the Iron Age onwards. Most working residents commute to Wilton or to Salisbury.

Perhaps this sign is based on Constable's Haywain.