Theodolite Weathervane - Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, UK - Unique Weathervanes on Waymarking.com

The theodolite weathervane is mounted on the top of a small clock tower on the Heywoods estate agents building.

The metal weathervane portrays a civil engineer using a theodolite mounted on a tripod.

The theodolite is used in physical locations to obtain precise angular measurements for triangulation in road building, tunnel alignment, and other civil-engineering work.

"A theodolite is a precision optical instrument for measuring angles between designated visible points in the horizontal and vertical planes. The traditional use has been for land surveying, but it is also used extensively for building and infrastructure construction, and some specialized applications such as meteorology and rocket launching." SOURCE: (visit link)

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