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, May 18, 2011

NUMBER 113

BENCHMARKS continued
 
If Benchmarker fails to reach the grand target of recording 1,001 'marks then it will not be for the lack of assistance from M.C. He has sought them out with the tenacity of a beaver coupled with the instincts of a truffle-hound, and has delivered a computer disc containing 19 treasures. These will be posted in the coming days and weeks.
The first of these is at the junction of Wellington Road with Elgin Road in leafy Dublin 4. Forty years ago Benchmarker resided for a period at No 4 Elgin Road and it's refreshing to see the old area looking as well as ever.

Below: The 'mark at the corner of Wellington Road with Elgin Road.

Above: Looking south down Wellington Road with Elgin Road to the left. The 'mark can be seen at the corner.

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