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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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

NUMBER 55

BENCHMARKS continued
This one is on the York Street/St. Stephen's Green corner of the Royal College of Surgeons building in Dublin. Across the street almost directly in front of the building is a statue of Robert Emmet dating from the 1960/70s. Done in a style that was then considered avant-garde, it is not really to Benchmarker's taste. It seems that ever since the death of Auguste Rodin no one is prepared to do factual representations, except Gilsenan.

Below: The 'mark on York Street.
Above: The 'mark is on the corner of the building at left, on the side facing.

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