Benchmark & 1GL bolt - St Nicholas - Stretton, Rutland
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N 52° 43.871 W 000° 35.706
30U E 662381 N 5845080
Benchmark & 1GL bolt on the buttress at the west end of St Nicholas' church, Stretton.
Waymark Code: WMYCQQ
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/30/2018
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Benchmark & 1GL bolt on the buttress at the west end of St Nicholas' church, Stretton
|
Square |
Easting |
Northing |
Mark type |
Description |
Height |
Order |
Datum |
Verified year |
Metres above ground |
|
SK |
9496 |
1576 |
CUT MARK |
JUT C W FACE ST NICHOLASS CH |
107.896 |
3 |
'N' |
1968 |
0.800 |
"This bench mark was used during the First primary levelling, England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 354.6500 feet [108.0973 metres] above mean sea level (Liverpool datum). It was included as a side level on the Newark-upon-Trent to Elton levelling line. The surveyor's description was No. 51(a). Stretton Church. Bolt in centre of West face ; 2.37 ft. above surface"
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"The church of ST. NICHOLAS consists of chancel 22 ft. 6 in. by 13 ft., north and south transeptal chapels, nave 38 ft. by 18 ft. with bell-cote over the west gable, north aisle 9 ft. 9 in. wide, and south porch 9 ft. 6 in. by 10 ft., all these measurements being internal. The south transept is 12 ft. square, and that on the north 12 ft. 6 in. by 13 ft., the width across transepts and nave being 48 ft. 3 in. With the exception of the south transept, which is faced with dressed stone, the building is of rubble throughout and all the roofs are covered with stone slates. There are no parapets. All the walls are plastered internally. There was an extensive restoration in 1881."
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