1GL Bolt: Birmingham, St Luke's Church   

Bolt in South side of St. Luke's Church Tower, Birmingham; 1.83 ft. above surface [1GL, Manchester to Gloucester, Mark No. 325] - estimated location.

Location
Grid reference: SP 0684 8556.
Landranger 139: Birmingham & Wolverhampton.
Structure: Church.
Waypoint: BT1541.

Neighbouring Bench Marks

BM	Birmingham, Mowbray Street 216.33m to the northeast.
BM	Birmingham, St Lukes Road 322.80m to the east.
BM	Birmingham, Sherlock Street 344.38m to the northeast.
BM	Birmingham, Kent Street 487.65m to the northeast.
BM	Highgate, Vaughton Street South 524.69m to the east.

The nearest fundamental bench mark is Bromsgrove, 18.04km to the southwest.

First Primary Levelling, England & Wales (1840-60)
This bench mark was used during the First primary levelling, England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 377.1690 feet [114.9611 metres] above mean sea level (Liverpool datum). It was included on the Manchester to Gloucester levelling line. The surveyor's description was Bolt in South side of St. Luke's Church Tower, Birmingham ; 1.83 ft. above surface.

Logged Visits
Logged on 21st June 2009 by Brisey. Grid reference: SP 0684 8556. Condition: Destroyed.
The original church was built in 1840-2 and demolished in 1899, presumably losing the 1GL bolt then. The current church was built in 1903-5 and carries flush bracket S1404.