Flush Bracket 2708: Mansfield, Abbott Road   

Flush Bracket on N.W. corner of house on S. side of road, N.W. end of footpath to Broomhill Lane [2GL]; No 85 Abbott Road, N angle.

Location
Grid reference: SK 5200 6241.
Landranger 120: Mansfield & Worksop, Sherwood Forest.
Structure: Private house.
Waypoint: FB2708.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets

2707	Mansfield Woodhouse 1.47km to the east.
S8485	Mansfield, Town Hall 2.28km to the southeast.
2709	Skegby Lane 2.39km to the southwest.
S8486	Mansfield, Parish Church 2.50km to the southeast.
S9101	Pleasley Colliery 2.82km to the northwest.

The nearest fundamental bench mark is Matlock, 21.47km to the west.

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 422.0730 feet [128.6479 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Hibaldstow to Matlock levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on N.W. corner of house on S. side of road, N.W. end of footpath to Broomhill Lane.

Logged Visits
Logged on 8th February 2006 by Erewash. Grid reference: SK 520 624. Condition: Damaged.
Walked past it several times before spotting it under tv/phone junction box.

Logged on 16th February 2005 by iainmac. Grid reference: SK 520 624. Condition: Damaged.
Private House

Logged on 15th January 2005 by RHW. Grid reference: SK 520 624. Condition: Good.
Mansfield Woodhouse- 85 Abbott Rd. at cnr of Newport Cres, W face of hse just in front of gate. Half-buried in concrete, nums not visible, 2708 from OS 2GL transcript.

Logged on 30th August 2004 by RodS. Grid reference: SK 52008 62422. Condition: Damaged.
Mansfield, 85 Abbott Road (A6075), at corner of Newport Crescent, W face near NW angle. Lower half of FB hidden beneath concrete. BM 127.24m on MasterMap, though BM 126.61m is also shown close by (cut BM on same building - not spotted)