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, November 20, 2013

NUMBER 695

BENCHMARKS continued

This one was submitted by Sharon, a historian in Limerick City. A first from there, I believe. It's at the entrance to Barringtons' Hospital on George's Quay. Sharon's blog on that city is here: - limerickslife.com
(Where to put the apostrophe is a conundrum with which Benchmarker constantly wrestles. The hospital website omits it completely; the name-plate on the building has it after the 's' of Barringtons; while modern maps etc put it before the 's'. Life is never simple. Sigh!) 
Below: The 'mark at the entrance to Barringtons' Hospital on George's Quay in Limerick City.

Above: A view of the hospital entrance with the 'mark on the pillar at left.

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