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Re: CUT BENCH MARK
Posted: Fri 24 Jun, 2016 7:16 pm
by Leodian
A BM on Central Street, with Park Place to the right (taken June 22 2016).
- BM on Central Street with Park Place off on the right (taken June 22 2016).
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- BM on Central Street with Park Place on the right (taken June 22 2016).
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Re: CUT BENCH MARK
Posted: Fri 24 Jun, 2016 7:19 pm
by Leodian
A BM on Park Square East about opposite Park Square South (taken June 22 2016).
- BM on Park Square East about opposite Park Square South (taken June 22 2016).
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- BM on Park Square East about opposite Park Square South (taken June 22 2016).
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Re: CUT BENCH MARK
Posted: Fri 24 Jun, 2016 7:24 pm
by Leodian
A hard to spot BM on Park Square East, with Park Square North on the left (taken June 22 2016).
- A BM on Park Square East, with Park Square North on the left (taken June 22 2016).
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- BM on Park Square East, with Park Square North on the left (taken June 22 2016).
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Re: CUT BENCH MARK
Posted: Fri 24 Jun, 2016 7:28 pm
by Leodian
Finally the last of the 7 BM's (hopefully a
).
A BM on Park Square West, with St Pauls Street on the right (taken June 23 2016).
- BM on Park Square West with St Pauls Street to the right (taken June 23 2016).
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- BM on Park Square West, with St Pauls Street on the right (taken June 23 2016).
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Re: CUT BENCH MARK
Posted: Fri 01 Jul, 2016 8:46 pm
by Leodian
Re: CUT BENCH MARK
Posted: Wed 06 Jul, 2016 8:21 pm
by Leodian
For those who like a challenge spotting a Bench Mark (BM) this BM will provide that! It was only knowing from old maps that there may be a BM at the site that got me looking and boy was it hard to spot! I'm almost certain that a very badly eroded very old BM is visible (just!) in the photo. The horizontal line across the top of the BM seems clear (though it does seem longer than normally seen on BMs, perhaps due to an erosion effect) but the arrow part beneath the horizontal line is hard to decipher. The BM is on the side of The Horse and Trumpet (H&T) pub on The Headrow where an short old entry/exit is from the City Varieties. A BM is marked at the spot on an 1891 map I've seen and one is marked on an 1850 map though that may or may not have been on what was then the H&T. I took the photos on July 5 2016. The first is a close-up of the BM (just above the dark material) and the second shows its location on the H&T with the City Varieties entry/exit on the right.
- Remains of an old Bench Mark on the Horse & Trumpet pub, The Headrow, Leeds (taken July 5 2016).
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- Location of an eroded Bench Mark on the Horse & Trumpet pub, The Headrow, Leeds, with an old entry/exit to the City Varieties on the right (taken July 5 2016).
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Re: CUT BENCH MARK
Posted: Wed 06 Jul, 2016 8:32 pm
by buffaloskinner
Shown here on the 1891 map
Re: CUT BENCH MARK
Posted: Wed 06 Jul, 2016 10:42 pm
by Leodian
Thanks for that map buffaloskinner
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I wonder what were (still are?) the 'Stones' on Swan Street?
Re: CUT BENCH MARK
Posted: Thu 07 Jul, 2016 8:12 am
by tyke bhoy
Leodian wrote:Thanks for that map buffaloskinner
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I wonder what were (still are?) the 'Stones' on Swan Street?
Cobbles? Swan Street still is cobbled although I'd have thought in 1891 most streets would be cobbles?
Re: CUT BENCH MARK
Posted: Thu 07 Jul, 2016 6:51 pm
by Leodian
tyke bhoy wrote:Leodian wrote:Thanks for that map buffaloskinner
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I wonder what were (still are?) the 'Stones' on Swan Street?
Cobbles? Swan Street still is cobbled although I'd have thought in 1891 most streets would be cobbles?
Hi tyke bhoy
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That it did refer to the cobblestoned street does seem possible. I note on the map that where it states 'Stones' there are 2 bits that seem to protrude from a building that itself protrudes onto Swan Street, so I wonder if there were once some stones there that had some particular historical significance? Old maps can be very interesting!