Projecting Bracket: Reading, Town Hall   

"Old B.M. on W. face of Municipal Buildings" [2GL]; "CUT MARK; BLDG E SIDE BLAGRAVE ST W FACE 0.9M SW ANG" - shown as order 1 with height 44.7050m and levelling year 1912 - all of which more or less confirm that these descriptions probably relate to this Projecting Bracket!

Location
Grid reference: SU 71659 73593.
Landranger 175: Reading & Windsor, Henley-on-Thames & Bracknell.
Structure: Village / Town hall.
Waypoint: PB0092.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets

76	Caversham Hotel 1.12km to the northwest.
75	Appletree Eyot 3.58km to the west.
S9627	Shinfield 5.53km to the south.
3	Mapledurham Lock 5.86km to the northwest.
10197	Winnersh, Reading Road 7.13km to the southeast.

The nearest fundamental bench mark is Wallingford, 17.24km to the northwest.

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 146.6700 feet [44.7050 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included as a side level on the Basingstoke to Wallingford levelling line. The surveyor's description was Old B.M. on W. face of Municipal Buildings.

Logged Visits
Logged on 1st January 2008 by RogerTempleman. Condition: Good.
Still as per photograph.

Logged on 22nd October 2006 by dal. Condition: Good.

Logged on 10th June 2006 by lackofluke. Condition: Good.
Easy to find, by the disabled entrance to the town hall.

Logged on 5th September 2004 by jochta. Condition: Good.
Straightforward find even if I was expecting a cutmark! http://www.jochta.com/maps/benchmarks.php?id=10