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Flush Bracket 225: Melbury Bubb, Railway Bridge   

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Flush Bracket 6 feet from abutment of bridge over railway N.E. of Melbury Bubb [2GL]; N parapet of bridge, W side of railway, NE face.

Location
Grid reference: ST 5988 0666.
Landranger 194: Dorchester & Weymouth, Cerne Abbas & Bere Regis.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: FB225.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
226 Dixon's Bridge 237.70m to the north.
227 Chetnole, Railway Station Bridge 886.85m to the north.
228 Chetnole, Railway Bridge 1.45km to the north.
224 Holywell 2.43km to the south.
229 Winterhays 2.48km to the north.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Thornford, 6.05km to the north.

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 316.8230 feet [96.5677 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Thornford to Dorchester levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket 6 feet from abutment of bridge over railway N.E. of Melbury Bubb.

Logged Visits
Logged on 3rd March 2007 by RHW. Grid reference: ST 598 066. Condition: Good.
Railway Bridge, NE face of wing wall, 1.5 m NW of W abutment, trackside.

Logged on 3rd August 2005 by iainmac. Grid reference: ST 5988 0667. Condition: Good.
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