Benchmark - All Saints - Pickworth, Rutland
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N 52° 42.778 W 000° 31.956
30U E 666670 N 5843196
Cut benchmark on the west corner of the porch of All Saints' church, Pickworth.
Waymark Code: WMYDGE
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/02/2018
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Cut benchmark on the west corner of the porch of All Saints' church, Pickworth.
Square |
Easting |
Northing |
Mark type |
Description |
Height |
Order |
Datum |
Verified year |
Metres above ground |
SK |
9922 |
1381 |
CUT MARK |
PORCH ALL SAINTS CH SW ANG W FACE |
71.460 |
3 |
'N' |
1968 |
0.500 |
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"Church, 1822, of coursed squared stone with ashlar dressings and shallow-pitched Welsh slate roof. Two-bay nave and one-bay chancel. Ashlar south porch with round-headed roll-moulded entrance arch, flanked by cylindrical shafts, the capitals of which continue as a stringcourse around the sides of the porch, which has a cornice and blocking course above. Double entrance doors with nail-head decoration. Round-headed windows with leaded panes and to north and south central opening casements, flanked by shafts similar to those of the porch. Raised band at cill level. Interior has box pews and a tablet commemorating Joseph Armitage, 1820, who bequeathed the money to pay for the erection of the church."
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