Flush Bracket 284: Croft Bridge   

Flush Bracket on base of arch of Croft Bridge over canal [2GL] (FB reported destroyed 01/1938).

Location
Grid reference: SK 364 394.
Landranger 128: Derby & Burton upon Trent.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: FB284.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets

283	Ford Farm Bridge 700.00m to the north.
G2348	Little Eaton, Water Works 1.30km to the north.
285	Derby, Mansfield Road Bridge 1.30km to the south.
G2349	Derby, Cable Works 1.80km to the southwest.
282	Little Eaton, Brewery 1.86km to the north.

The nearest fundamental bench mark is Melbourne, 15.21km to the south.

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 166.6120 feet [50.7833 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Matlock to Melbourne levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on base of arch of Croft Bridge over canal.

Logged Visits
Logged on 29th March 2006 by Erewash. Condition: Destroyed.
Derby Canal long since gone and with it the bridge and FB. Wonder if Derby canal restoration society will replace them!