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Flush Bracket 2457: Fort Purbrook   

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Flush Bracket on S. face of buttress, Fort Purbrook, N. side of road [2GL] - FB reported destroyed.

Location
Grid reference: SU 6784 0636.
Landranger 196: The Solent & The Isle of Wight, Southampton & Portsmouth.
Structure: Other.
Waypoint: FB2457.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
2456 Fort Widley 2.13km to the west.
2458 Bedhampton, Post Office 2.20km to the east.
G2537 Bedhampton, Post Office 2.20km to the east.
2459 Havant, Council Chambers 3.75km to the east.
G2536 Warblington 5.00km to the east.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Fareham, 6.83km to the west.

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 263.9920 feet [80.4648 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Fareham to Arundel levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on S. face of buttress, Fort Purbrook, N. side of road.

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

Logged Visits
Logged on 10th August 2006 by RodS. Grid reference: SU 6784 0636. Condition: Destroyed.
Fort Purbrook, E buttress, SE face at S apex. No FB, but clear trace of where it would have been.
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