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Flush Bracket 1481: Langcliffe, Railway Bridge   

Flush Bracket on S.W. battlement of railway bridge, N. from Mount Pleasant, Langcliffe [2GL] - approximate location; note FB reported as "taken out and reset by County Surveyor" (1952?).

Location
Grid reference: SD 820 653.
Landranger 98: Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: FB1481.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
1480 The Shed, Railway Bridge 707.11m to the south.
1482 Oxgang Laithe 926.55m to the north.
1479 Settle Bridge 1.27km to the south.
1483 Stainforth, Old Schoolhouse 2.05km to the north.
1478 Settle, Duke Street 2.16km to the south.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Ribblesdale, 9.29km to the northwest.

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 599.0720 feet [182.5971 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Skipton to Ribblesdale levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on S.W. battlement of railway bridge, N. from Mount Pleasant, Langcliffe.

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

Logged Visits
Logged on 15th December 2007 by ted. Condition: Probably destroyed.
Road level may have been raised.

Logged on 18th July 2007 by RogerTempleman. Grid reference: SD 8203 6534. Condition: Couldn't find it.
Searched parapets of bridge carrying B6479 over Settle-Carlisle railway, and also parapets of small bridge just south taking farm track over railway. No sign of FB.
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