The intention with this website is to locate at least 1,001 benchmark sites, or die in the attempt (no flowers please, house private). Photos of any benchmark sites found will be posted at intervals over the coming days, weeks, months, years, decades, centuries ... Anyone who wishes to contribute can send photos and descriptions of any benchmarks they find and would like to have included here, to mfbourke@gmail.com See post Number 1 for a fuller description.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

NUMBER 32

BENCHMARKS continued
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This building - located at the northern end of the Garda Headquarters in the Phoenix Park in Dublin - with its ample though restrained decorative features is a fine example of colonial era architecture (early Victorian possibly). The 'mark is on the base of the gate pillar on the right. It appears that someone has attempted to repair a crack in it with a plug of cement. The lamp standards on the gate pillars - a recent touch - offends Benchmarkers refined sensibility as excessively twee. Oh well!

Above: The 'mark is on the base of the gate pillar at right.

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