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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Friday, September 21, 2018

NUMBER 1,054

BENCHMARKS continued



Returning south along the east side of Manchester Road, just a short way past Gipsy Lane is an entrance to a small development of single storey dwellings. At the base of the right hand entrance way pillar is this one.

Below: A 'mark on the east side of Manchester Road in Rochdale.
 
Above: A view of the entrance way with the 'mark on the base of the pillar at right.

NUMBER 1,053

BENCHMARKS continued



This one from the Manchester Road area in Rochdale, is on the Parish Church of Saint Aidan.


Below: The 'mark on the Parish Church of Saint Aidan on Manchester Road.
 
Above: A view along the south face of the church with the 'mark to the bottom right of the white shuttering. 
 

NUMBER 1,052

BENCHMARKS continued

Further north along the west side of Manchester Road, at its northern corner with Hargreaves Street is this one.

Below: A 'mark on Manchester Road at its corner with Hargreaves Street.
 
 Above: Looking south on Manchester Road with the 'mark at bottom right.

Thursday, September 20, 2018

NUMBER 1,051

BENCHMARKS continued

This next quartet are on Manchester Road, Sudden, Rochdale in England. The first one up is just across the road from the Royal Toby Hotel.
 
Below: A 'mark on Manchester Road in Rochdale.
 
 Above: Looking south on Manchester Road with the 'mark at bottom right.

NUMBER 1,050

BENCHMARKS continued

This one was spotted in the grounds of Petworth House in West Sussex in England.
 
Below: A 'mark at Petworth House in England.
 
Above: Looking south along the front of Petworth House. The 'mark is at the base of the pillar with the ornamental vase on top.

NUMBER 1,049

BENCHMARKS continued

On West Street at the corner with Tower Street in Chichester is a building, formerly a church, but now a hostelry called The Duke & Rye. On the side of the building that fronts on to Tower Street is this 'mark.

Below: A 'mark on Tower Street in Chichester.
 
Above: Looking west along West Street with the 'mark at the bottom of the buttress facing onto Tower Street.

NUMBER 1,048

BENCHMARKS continued



On a tower-like building to the immediate northwest of Chichester Cathedral in England is this one.



Below: A 'mark on a church building adjacent to Chichester Cathedral.
 
Above: A view of the building to the northwest of Chichester Cathedral with the 'mark at near bottom right.


NUMBER 1,047

BENCHMARKS continued

In the old Roman town of Chichester, on the western wall of Chichester Cathedral in England is this one.

Below: A 'mark on the west wall of Chichester Cathedral.
 
Above: A view of the west wall of Chichester Cathedral with the 'mark at bottom right.

NUMBER 1,046

BENCHMARKS continued

This one is on the wall of the little bridge that crosses the River Rye in the Carton Estate in County Kildare.

Below: A 'mark on the bridge over the Rye in the Carton Estate.


Above. A view from the bridge looking west into County Meath with the 'mark in the foreground at bottom right.


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