Carvings in Brick

[Deleted member 137318]

I saw these markings in a house that I intend to buy in Kent. I have no idea what they mean but they were at the corner of the house at the bottom near the DPC.

Any Ideas what they are/mean?

And please don't say it's an Indian burial ground and that I'll have blood coming from my taps - I'm about to exchange

Markings

• Deleted member 137318
• 18 Mar 2017

OS Benchmark carvings

 

[crystal ball]

I thinks an OS reference point, type "arrow carved in brick" into google for info

 

[Deleted member 137318]

Well done crystal ball - it appears you're spot on. Kudos

 

[Doug99]

Is it an old forces married quarter? All materials procured for the military used to be stamped with that arrow symbol. Always had to be careful that I wasn't carrying any tools home from work as they were all stamped with the 'pusser's arrow'.

 

[HawkEye244]

Whatever it is it's evil and needs to be killed with fire. Seeing as it's a brick wall I'd pack my bags and leave before moving in if I was you. Like a house of horrors Simpsons episode.

Being serious though - that's interesting as fukc

 

[^woody^]

It's a bench mark from which things are levelled from, and it indicates height above sea level from the first one in Newln, Cornwall.

 

[HawkEye244]

Is the house in Canterbury?

 

[securespark]

Benchmark.

 

[securespark]

Deal?

 

[Deleted member 137318]

Is it an old forces married quarter?
^^ nope, just a cottage near Headcorn

Being serious though - that's interesting as fukc
^^ Thanks HawkEye244.

 

[Brigadier]

https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/benchmarks/


I had great "fun" levelling from one benchmark to another around Leeds, back in uni days..........

 

[securespark]

Think I saw it while browsing properties a couple of weeks back.

If it's the same place, it looks a decent property.

 

[Ian H]

Just spotted this one in Southport

 

[^woody^]

Just spotted this one in Southport

Did you check the level from the one in Kent?

 

[Ian H]

I'm just passing Carlisle now