Flush Bracket 240: Watercombe Lane Railway Bridge   

Flush Bracket on abutment of bridge over railway, Watercombe Lane.

Location
Grid reference: ST 5364 1555.
Landranger 183: Yeovil & Frome, Shaftesbury & Shepton Mallet.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: FB240.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets

239	Hendford Stone Works 1.30km to the east.
238	Yeovil, Addlewell Lane 2.21km to the east.
237	Yeovil Town Station 2.68km to the east.
11298	West Coker 2.89km to the southwest.
10810	Longcroft 3.07km to the northeast.

The nearest fundamental bench mark is Thornford, 6.54km 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 153.0990 feet [46.6646 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Thornford to North Petherton levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on abutment of bridge over railway, Watercombe Lane.

Logged Visits
Logged on 17th June 2006 by RHW. Grid reference: ST 5364 1555. Condition: Couldn't find it.
Bridge intact, accessible via Westland helicopters sports ground. Searched behind the nettles all in vain, better luck in winter?