This was taken in the playground of Fair Street School; the rear of Devon Mansions in the background.kiwi wrote:Voluntary Aid Detachment,Tower Bridge Road,Bermondsey,1940s. Picture believed to have been taken at Flint Street School, Flint St.
Living in the Blitz
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The Den had led a charmed life but was hit on 19th April 1943.
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Kiwi - what was the point of the War Department Markers? I can see they carry the Ordnance Survey benchmark arrow which was used by OS surveyors until GPS became established but that benchmark had been taken from the army's ordnance department, where the OS started.
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Hi Paperboy, you were on the right track.
They were used basically for ordnance survey use. They were positioned by the war department (or the Ministry of Defence as they are now known) and will have distances from each point to the boundary of their land.
As you say they carry the Ordnance Survey benchmark arrow. There is also an engrailed Broad Arrow called a Pheon. Not sure if this the particular Arrow but currently it is a criminal offence in the United Kingdom to reproduce the broad arrow without authority.
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They were used basically for ordnance survey use. They were positioned by the war department (or the Ministry of Defence as they are now known) and will have distances from each point to the boundary of their land.
As you say they carry the Ordnance Survey benchmark arrow. There is also an engrailed Broad Arrow called a Pheon. Not sure if this the particular Arrow but currently it is a criminal offence in the United Kingdom to reproduce the broad arrow without authority.
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