Dave1982 wrote: Colonel Hawley was an officer in the Royal Engineers so would be more than capable of surveying work, and Robert Newall, his assistant, was a draughtsman from the Office of Works. So the required skills were there although whether or not they were applied conscientiously is another matter.
I don't know if the last paragraph of the following is of interest to you ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hawley
No I certainly won't be visiting .
Hawley was a bit of butcher , it's partly due to him that the monument is in such a mess .
Hawley used a surveyor but it looks like the mistakes were down to him .
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