Cross Base at the church of St Thomas, Garstang

There are 2 interesting objects next to each other.
The first object is a cross base situated within the grounds of St Thomas'  church in Church street , Garstang.

Little to say about this except that the 2 parts actually do look like they belong together. The base has also had the corners chamfered as well as the shaft.

The cross base. The wall at the back is the edge of church property

This benchmark with a bolt is on the church, it is literally a few yards away. This is the entry on the bench mark register. 

1GL Bolt: Garstang, Church   

Bolt in North-west face of Garstang Church tower ; 4.99 ft. above ground [1GL, Liverpool to Port Carlisle, Mark No. 157]; PA BOLT W ANG ST THOMASS CH TWR (22.8256m ODN, 0.5m AGL).

Location
Grid reference: SD 4907 4505.
Landranger 102: Preston & Blackpool, Lytham St Anne's.
Structure: Church / Chapel.
Waypoint: BT1321.

Neighbouring Bench Marks

BM	Garstang Bridge (NBM) 224.72m to the east.
BOLT	Garstang Bridge 241.66m to the southeast.
BOLT	Highroad Bridge 722.50m to the southeast.
PIVOT	Garstang, Milestone, Preston 10 1.04km to the southeast.
BOLT	Calder Bridge 1.95km to the southeast.

The nearest fundamental bench mark is Lancaster, 16.13km to the north.

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 75.0420 feet [22.8728 metres] above mean sea level (Liverpool datum). It was included on the Liverpool to Port Carlisle levelling line. The surveyor's description was No. 157. Bolt in North-west face of Garstang Church tower ; 4.99 ft. above ground (p415).

Third Geodetic Levelling, England & Wales (1950-68)
This bench mark was used during the Third geodetic levelling, England & Wales.

Logged Visits
Visited on 16th September 2012 by dal. Condition: Good.
Bolt at centre of cut mark. Fine condition. The two sides of the arrow have double cuts.

 I suspect dal had visited it at the same time as me.

The Garstang church benchmark - I do not really look out for these things.

I also discovered 2 servicemen's graves in the churchyard.