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TQ1370 : Where it all began!

near to Hampton, Richmond Upon Thames, Great Britain

Where it all began!

This cannon embedded in the ground in Roy Grove marks the south eastern end of General Roy's original base line for setting out the Ordnance Survey triangulation of Great Britain in 1784. The white plaque in the background was put in place in 1926 to mark the 200th anniversary of General Roy's birth. The north western end of the base line is at Heathrow, on the other side of what was at the time Hounslow Heath TQ0776 : Where it all began!.

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2011

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Grid Square: TQ1370, 23 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Rod Allday (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 15 October, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 17 October, 2011
Category: Triangulation Pillar (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 1371 7098 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:25.5858N 0:21.9509W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 1372 7098
View Direction: WEST (about 270 degrees)