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Flush Bracket 329: Gloucester, Railway Bridge   

Flush Bracket on S.W. end of railway bridge, 13 chains N.E. from Hempstead Bridge [2GL]; bridge, NW parapet, SW end, NW side of Bristol Road - note location corrected to SO 8211 1655 from previously suggested SO 8223 1675.

Location
Grid reference: SO 8211 1655.
Landranger 162: Gloucester & Forest of Dean.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: FB329.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
328 Gloucester, Gas Works 707.25m to the southwest.
330 Gloucester, Bristol Road 824.20m to the northeast.
331 Gloucester, Stroud Road 1.39km to the northeast.
327 Quedgeley 1.53km to the southwest.
326 Quedgeley, 111 Bristol Road 2.09km to the southwest.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Sapperton, 18.82km 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 57.3950 feet [17.4940 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Sharpness to Brampton Abbots levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on S.W. end of railway bridge, 13 chains N.E. from Hempstead Bridge.

Third Geodetic Levelling, England & Wales (1950-68)
This flush bracket was used during the Third geodetic levelling, England & Wales. It was included on the Sharpness to Brampton Abbots levelling line.


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