Flush Bracket 55: East Grimstead, Railway Bridge   

Flush Bracket on base of N buttress of bridge over railway, S.S.E. from Trinity Church, East Grimstead [2GL]; railway bridge butress, NW side of railway, SW side of road, SE face.

Location
Grid reference: SU 2250 2713.
Landranger 184: Salisbury & The Plain, Amesbury.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: FB55.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets

54	Dean Road Railway Bridge 902.72m to the east.
56	Alderbury Junction Signal Box 3.00km to the west.
53	West Dean, Railway Station 3.19km to the east.
57	Alderbury Common 3.55km to the west.
S9674	Whiteparish, White Hart PH 4.08km to the southeast.

The nearest fundamental bench mark is Maybush, 20.26km to the southeast.

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 181.6710 feet [55.3733 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Winchester to Upton Lovell levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on base of buttress of bridge over railway, S.S.E. from Trinity Church, East Grimstead.

Logged Visits
Logged on 6th December 2008 by AndyG. Condition: Unreachable but visible.
Viewed from the Network Rail access gate.
Steps resourcefully made from curved concrete cable troughing.

Logged on 20th June 2007 by iainmac. Condition: Good.
Getting a close up photo may require a national rail strike.

Logged on 24th September 2005 by RHW. Grid reference: SU 224 271. Condition: Good.
East Grimstead- rly br. S face SW angle of buttress of bridge over railway, S.S.E. from Church. Grinstead on 2GL, now Grimstead. Busy rly, FB visible from bridge, locked gate & steps down to track