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, May 17, 2011

NUMBER 112

BENCHMARKS continued
As the Queen glides along Thomas Street tomorrow on her way to the Guinness Visitors' Centre, were she to reach out she could almost touch this one which is located at the base of the railings round the front of Saint Catherine's Church at the corner with Saint Catherine's Lane. (It is probably better for Anglo/Irish relations if no one within earshot of the Queen were to mention what the British did to Robert Emmett at this spot over 200 years ago.)

Below: The 'mark on the railings of Saint Catherine's Church, Thomas Street at the corner with Saint Catherine's Lane.
Above: Saint Catherine's Church with the 'mark just to the left of the base of the light standard at left.

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