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Flush Bracket G1259: Hunstanton, Water Tower   

NE face of water tower, Hunstanton Water Works, NW side of Cromer Road [111.877' OS54/605].

Location
Grid reference: TF 6760 4125.
Landranger 132: North West Norfolk, King's Lynn & Fakenham.
Structure: Unknown.
Waypoint: FG1259.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
S0133 Hunstanton 1.24km to the northeast.
G1498 Hunstanton Lodge 1.27km to the northeast.
G1166 Redgate Hill, Bridge 1.99km to the south.
S0134 Heacham, Bridge 3.50km to the south.
G4048 Holme next the Sea, 9 Barnwell 3.55km to the northeast.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Thornham, 5.75km to the east.

Second Geodetic Levelling, England & Wales (1946-51)
This flush bracket was used during the Second geodetic levelling, England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 111.8770 feet [34.1001 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). The surveyor's description was S end of E face of Water Tower, W side of main 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 Thornham to Navenby levelling line. The surveyor's description was SE angle of water tower, NW side of road.

Logged Visits
Logged on 21st March 2007 by asteroth. Grid reference: TF 6760 4125. Condition: Destroyed.
The water tower is now divided into 3 flats.Spoke to the owners of the basement flat.No sign of FB,must have been removed during renovation.Apparently this water tower provided water to Heacham not Hunstanton.

Logged on 20th March 2006 by iainmac. Condition: Couldn't find it.
grid ref points to church - no sign.
Also no sign on Redgate Towers.

Logged on 15th January 2006 by RHW. Condition: Unknown.
Redgate Tower, TF677399 fine old apparent water tower, now flats, no BM on Landline or on site. No BM at TF67604125 on LL nor water tower on site. Subsequent search of LL reveals 34.1m BM at/nr church TF67614117 (no BM on site); 34.12m bm on N face of ?milestone at SE quadrant of entrance to Hunstanton Commercial Park, assume on verge.
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