BENCHMARKS continued
A 'flatie' is how Benchmarker describes this type of 'mark - one on a horizontal surface rather than the more usual vertical type. It is at the front of the Custom House in Dublin. As a special treat Benchmarker provides a view of the Custom House snapped in the mid-1970s. It ain't Malton but it ain't too bad. And it helps to show what has been lost. The large metal mooring stays that were used to hold the ships on George's Quay, including the Guinness boats, were removed long ago in order to make the area more pedestrian 'friendly'. And just as bad, a high ugly metal railing has been erected at the river's edge. Health and Safety gone mad!
Below: The 'mark at the Custom House.
Above: The Custom House circa 1975. The 'mark is on the base of one of the pillars down below the dome at the entrance - the one second from right, visible to the right of the white truck.