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Flush Bracket 2928: Dewsbury Gate   

Flush Bracket on S. face of Pen-y-maes Cottages, Dewsbury Gate [2GL]; cottage, SE side of road, Penmaes, 1.2m from W angle, SW face.

Location
Grid reference: SO 1505 3561.
Landranger 161: Abergavenny & The Black Mountains.
Structure: Private house.
Waypoint: FB2928.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
2927 Pontithel 1.81km to the northeast.
2929 Pont-y-wal 1.88km to the southwest.
S6829 Talgarth, School 1.89km to the south.
2702 Aberllynfi, Three Cocks Inn 3.25km to the northeast.
2930 by Pont y Bat 3.43km to the southwest.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Brecon, 11.89km to the southwest.

Second Geodetic Levelling, England & Wales (1912-21)
This flush bracket was used during the Second geodetic levelling, England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 417.9040 feet [127.3771 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Church Stretton to Brecon levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on S. face of Pen-y-maes Cottages, Dewsbury Gate.

Logged Visits
Logged on 17th July 2005 by RHW. Grid reference: SO 1505 3561. Condition: Probably destroyed.
Not on S face at G.R. (inspected with owner - in garden). Nos 1 & 2 are new. Dewsbury Gate is rendered front & back with cut BM (?on gate pillar, can't read my writing 18 months later). There was a No 3, since demolished.

Logged on 11th February 2005 by the_cheshire_cat. Condition: Unknown.
View of S face not possible from road due to high hedge and fence.
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