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Flush Bracket 2884: Ashford, North Street   

E face, 18' from SE angle of building No 5, W side of North Street - 185.755' [Wye to Guestling]; E face, 18' from SE angle of building No 5, W side of North Street at junction with Park Street, Ashford [185.755' OS54/157]; building, No 7 North Street, E face, SE angle.

Location
Grid reference: TR 0104 4289.
Landranger 189: Ashford & Romney Marsh, Rye & Folkestone.
Structure: Shop.
Waypoint: FB2884.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
G1862 Ashford, Beaver Road 900.89m to the south.
2883 Ashford, Trumpet Bridge 910.49m to the south.
G1861 Ashford, Grammar School 1.23km to the east.
G1863 South Ashford, 141 Kingsnorth Road 2.20km to the south.
2885 Kennington, Croft Hotel 2.54km to the northeast.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Wye, 6.79km to the northeast.

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 185.7550 feet [56.6181 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Wye to Guestling levelling line.

Third Geodetic Levelling, England & Wales (1950-68)
This flush bracket was used during the Third geodetic levelling, England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 185.5419 feet [56.5532 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Wye to Guestling levelling line.

Logged Visits
Logged on 4th January 2009 by Calico. Condition: Slightly damaged.
No change. Numbers barely readable in daylight.

Logged on 15th December 2007 by RogerTempleman. Condition: Slightly damaged.
FB is on front face of Cargills, Optometrics J.H.Price shop, on angle with Park Street. The FB is painted over: black bottom half, white top half. Couldn't read the number (in darkness despite being behind lamp post) - oddly the OS database gives it as G2884, which appears to be wrong!
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