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Flush Bracket 2179: Little Hangbank Bridge   

Flush Bracket on W. parapet of bridge over stream and Merrybent Railway [2GL]; W parapet, Little Hangbank Bridge, centre of beck.

Location
Grid reference: NZ 2150 0807.
Landranger 93: Middlesbrough, Darlington & Hartlepool.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: FB2179.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
2180 Melsonby 707.74m to the northwest.
2181 Melsonby 1.36km to the west.
2182 Melsonby, School 1.89km to the west.
2178 Middleton Tyas, School 2.55km to the southeast.
2177 Middleton Tyas, Old Schoolhouse 2.80km to the southeast.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Forcett, 5.81km to the northwest.

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 343.5080 feet [104.7012 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Northallerton to Forcett levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on W. parapet of bridge over stream and Merrybent Railway.

Third Geodetic Levelling, England & Wales (1950-68)
This flush bracket was used during the Third geodetic levelling, England & Wales. It was included on the Forcett to Northallerton levelling line.

Logged Visits
Logged on 29th December 2007 by iainmac. Grid reference: NZ 2150 0806. Condition: Good.

Logged on 23rd August 2007 by AndyG. Condition: Good.
As the suryeyor's description except there is no Merrybent Railway now.
Initially the bottom half of the FB was covered with soil but a little gentle digging exposed it all.
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