2008

NZ3669 : Benchmark, Colbeck Terrace

taken 17 years ago, near to Tynemouth, North Tyneside, England

Benchmark, Colbeck Terrace
Benchmark, Colbeck Terrace
Detail of the Ordnance Survey cut benchmark on the roadside wall beside the former Tynemouth Congregational Church. The benchmark marks a height of 30.325m above sea level (Ordnance Datum Newlyn) last verified in 1962 (location photograph NZ3669 : Churchyard Wall).
Ordnance Survey Benchmarks

The term benchmark, originates from the chiselled horizontal marks that surveyors made in stone structures, into which an angle-iron could be placed to form a "bench" for a levelling rod, thus ensuring that a levelling rod could be accurately repositioned in the same place in future. These marks were usually indicated with a chiselled arrow below the horizontal line.
The height of a benchmark is calculated relative to the heights of nearby benchmarks in a network extending from a fundamental benchmark, a point with a precisely known relationship to the level datum of the area, typically mean sea level. The position and height of each benchmark is shown on large-scale maps.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts City, Town centre Place: Tynemouth Primary Subject: Benchmark other tags: Tynemouth Bench Mark Cut Bench Mark Cut Benchmark OS Benchmark Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey Bench Mark Ordnance Survey Benchmark Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Tynemouth Terrace [30] · Ordnance Survey Cut Mark [20] · Congregational Church [5] · Roadside Wall [3] Other Photos: · Churchyard Wall ·
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NZ3669, 356 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Adrian Taylor   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 28 April, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 6 February, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3682 6936 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:1.0459N 1:25.5421W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3682 6936
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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