2015
NY4154 : Old GPO telephone cable marker (2), close up
taken 10 years ago, near to Carlisle, Cumbria, England
This is 1 of 5 images, with title starting with Old in this square
Old GPO telephone cable marker (2), close up
For location, see NY4154 : Old GPO telephone cable marker, London Road (2) .
At the top of the cast iron post is a crown and the initials ER - pretty sure this dates it to the reign of Edward VII (1901-1910).
Originally there would have been numbers attached showing the distance in feet and inches to a buried telephone cable or junction.
The arrow symbol was an official identifier of government property.
At the time this was installed much of the telephone network in the UK, including all trunk lines, was run by the General Post Office Link
. Later cable markers (made of concrete) had 'GPO' stamped upon them - see TF6528 : GPO marker, Wolferton .
At the top of the cast iron post is a crown and the initials ER - pretty sure this dates it to the reign of Edward VII (1901-1910).
Originally there would have been numbers attached showing the distance in feet and inches to a buried telephone cable or junction.
The arrow symbol was an official identifier of government property.
At the time this was installed much of the telephone network in the UK, including all trunk lines, was run by the General Post Office Link
. Later cable markers (made of concrete) had 'GPO' stamped upon them - see TF6528 : GPO marker, Wolferton .![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/somerights20.gif){kind=small}
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- Grid Square
- NY4154, 117 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Rose and Trev Clough (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 11 August, 2015 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 12 December, 2016
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NY 4114 5489 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:53.1166N 2:55.1423W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NY 4114 5489
- View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
