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English: Benchmark on the Water Tower. This inscription carved into the base of the Water Tower seems to have been an early benchmark. I believe that the anchor mark and the letters D[atum] S[urvey] were carved during the First Primary Levelling carried out between 1840-1860 by the Ordnance Survey. A similar mark can be found on the Bridgegate in Lower Bridge Street together with a more conventional mark alongside - see 751356. On the Water Tower the original bolt, which would have been made of gunmetal and set in lead, seems to have been excavated, possibly during the salvage of metals during the second world war. |
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| Author | John S Turner |
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This image was taken from the Geograph GB & Eire project collection. See this photograph's page on the Geograph website for the photographer's contact details. The copyright on this image is owned by John S Turner, and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.0 license.
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