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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Monday, May 23, 2011

NUMBER 128

BENCHMARKS continued
 
As long as I gaze on Waterloo benchmarks
I am in paradise.”

This one, from M.C., is on a pillar on Waterloo Road at it's corner with Burlington Road. MC went there when the red-lights were glowing and, using the flash on his iphone, unfortunately it does not photograph well by that method.

Below: The 'mark on Waterloo Road. The flash photograph fails to properly reveal it or its details. However M.C. has supplied a deposition that it really does exist, so it goes in.
Above: Waterloo Road - with the red lights glowing - looking into Burlington Road. The 'mark is at the base of the pillar at centre.

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