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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Saturday, September 26, 2015

NUMBER 951

BENCHMARKS continued

This one in Edinburgh, Scotland, from Michael Byrne is on Princes Street opposite it's junction with Frederick Street.

Below: A 'mark on Princes Street, Edinburgh.
 
Above: On Princes Street and looking north east and with the 'mark at bottom right, peeping out from behind the junction box. Michael Byrne added this “at this point, I am totally convinced that ScottishPower and their like, have an absolute penchant for placing their junction boxes squarely over benchmarks. Far too many are neatly covered in this way to be considered a coincidence. No doubt they have a van driving around, spotting Benchmarks from the front of the cab while munching on breakfast rolls, and designating any found to be covered over with a junction box. The "why?" is unimportant, as the truth will out when The Scottish Informer or some such tabloid will headline an article "95% of Junction Boxes Found to be Completely Empty". (rant over) .” Benchmarker has extended a right of reply to ScottishPower should it wish to attempt to justify this heinous crime.

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