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Projecting Bracket: Wareham Railway Station   

Bracket on N.E. face of footbridge, Wareham Railway Station [2GL]; Old type bracket on railway foot bridge at junction of wall, N side of railway, Wareham Station [3GL]; PROJECTING BRACKET BUTT FB NW SIDE RLY WAREHAM STN NE FACE E ANG.

Location
Grid reference: SY 9199 8817.
Landranger 195: Bournemouth & Purbeck, Wimborne Minster & Ringwood.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: PB0082.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
G3061 Wareham, Middle School 950.79m to the south.
G3062 Worgret 1.76km to the southwest.
G3060 Sandford 2.12km to the northeast.
G3059 Holton Heath 3.71km to the northeast.
G3063 East Stoke, Kemps 4.10km to the west.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Wimborne, 15.89km to the northeast.

Second Geodetic Levelling, England & Wales (1912-21)
This projecting bracket was used during the Second geodetic levelling, England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 17.4030 feet [5.3044 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Wimborne to Dorchester levelling line. The surveyor's description was Bracket on N.E. face of footbridge, Wareham Railway Station.

Third Geodetic Levelling, England & Wales (1950-68)
This projecting bracket was used during the Third geodetic levelling, England & Wales. It was included on the Wimborne to Dorchester levelling line. The surveyor's description was Old type bracket on railway foot bridge at junction of wall, N side of railway, Wareham Station.

Logged Visits
Logged on 12th May 2007 by RogerTempleman. Condition: Unreachable but visible.
Access from up platform not possible because the northern buttress is surrounded by brambles and roses, not to mention it is well beyond the public access at platform end. However the bracket can be seen by peering down from top of the northern set of steps - about 0.5m above track level.

Logged on 26th February 2007 by dal. Condition: Couldn't find it.
I had hopes of finding this - but was disappointed. It is railside, and the most likely location is on the pier of the footbridge just beyond the end of the platform, currently in the middle of thick brambles. It was last levelled in 1989, seemingly as part of a set round Poole Habour, including a number of new bolts (I have not checked if any can be found).

Logged on 7th August 2006 by RodS. Condition: Couldn't find it.
Footbridge still extant, but could not see PB. Base of pier surrounded by vegetation; PB could well be lurking there.
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