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, July 7, 2012

NUMBER 431

BENCHMARKS continued

Another 'back of the sofa' gem from M.C. It's a brickie, located between the front doorways of Numbers 59 and 61 Clonskeagh Road in Dublin.

Below: A 'mark on Clonskeagh Road.
 
Above: Clonskeagh Road looking towards Ashton's. The 'mark is on the brickwork just to the left of the red door. Benchmarker is much taken with the old cast-iron coal-hole cover. They don't make them like that anymore.

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