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Projecting Bracket: South Stoke Viaduct   

Photo on OSBM
Bracket on W. face of wall at railway viaduct, over River Thames, N. from South Stoke [2GL].

Location
Grid reference: SU 59555 84650.
Landranger 174: Newbury & Wantage, Hungerford & Didcot.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: PB0020.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
8 Moulsford, Beetle and Wedge Inn 1.05km to the south.
G3420 Little Stoke, Ash Cottage 1.34km to the east.
9 North Stoke, Church 2.06km to the northeast.
G1792 North Stoke, White House Road 2.26km to the northeast.
G1793 Goring, Mount Cottages 3.25km to the south.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Wallingford, 4.59km 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 143.7190 feet [43.8056 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Basingstoke to Wallingford levelling line. The surveyor's description was Bracket on W. face of wall at railway viaduct, over River Thames, N. from South Stoke.

Logged Visits
Logged on 2nd July 2006 by dal. Condition: Good.

Logged on 7th May 2006 by lackofluke. Condition: Good.
Hidden a little by the vegetation, but other than that easily found. The bridge is also a handy shelter when it starts to rain, as it did when I visited!

Logged on 31st July 2004 by jochta. Condition: Good.
My first PB and not too difficult to find.
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