Where is this in Coventry?

No success on the location yet, but it is passed my thousands of people every day - but mostly in cars. The stonework is a good clue - the wall is 1/4 mile long. I first thought it was an old Ordnance Survey bench mark, but my OS map didn't give a height at that point. After a bit of googling I concluded it was a GPO (Post office telephones) cable marker. The numerals which go beneath the ft & in have fallen out. There seem to be a few scattered around the country. Peter.

London Road?

Correct, it is against the wall of London Road cemetery near the railway bridge. Peter.

What exactly does it signify, height above sea level?

I understand it denotes a joint in the cable that distance below

I still think its an OS bench mark. Go look at Google images and compare

This may change your mind, NC, as it did mine

Very interesting MR, I didn't know that. As I said on another post I served my apprenticeship as carpenter/joiner and so went to the Technical College. I skived off one day to go fishing and on that day bench marks were discussed. Of course, came examination day and one question was " Draw a bench mark and explain its use" I had no idea what it was so I drew a bench hook. I still cringe about that 65 years later.

I have been sent this photo to see if I can identify the location. The owner thinks it is in Coventry. The bus appears to be a Coventry Daimler CP6 in the series KV7101-9, but there is something obscuring the front of the bus. Could the location be pre-war Queen Victoria Road with part of the Rudge factory in the background?

Hi Laurence I'm pretty sure it's at the bottom of Gosford Street - the far building would be the Morris Engines factory (DHSS building) - nearer to the camera (above the letter E on the reg plate) can be seen the Calcott building Here it is on Google Street View

Top of Far Gosford street?

Spot on although the buildings in the foreground are in technically in Far Gosford Street The Crown cinema is on the extreme left.

Was that factory once known as the Hochkiss factory or something similar? I remember watching that place burning.

Yes Norman, it was the Hotchkiss machine gun factory and I think they also made aero engines there before Morris took over.

Where is this in Coventry