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Flush Bracket 160: Chalford, Valley Corner   

Flush Bracket on W. face of bridge over canal at Valley Corner [2GL].

Location
Grid reference: SO 9039 0250.
Landranger 163: Cheltenham & Cirencester, Stow-on-the-Wold.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: FB160.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
161 Clowes Bridge 460.11m to the west.
159 Oakridge Lynch 1.16km to the east.
162 Chalford 1.18km to the west.
G2676 New Barn Farm 1.40km to the southwest.
G2677 The Downs Farm 1.60km to the southeast.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Sapperton, 4.66km to the east.

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 259.3640 feet [79.0541 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Sapperton to Sharpness levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on W. face of bridge over canal at Valley Corner.

Logged Visits
Logged on 4th February 2007 by lackofluke. Condition: Probably destroyed.
Agree with RHW. Concrete part of bridge looks newish, and I saw no sign of the FB as I peered behind the brambles.

Logged on 25th June 2005 by RHW. Condition: Probably destroyed.
Bridge with precast concrete sections altho deck and abutments look pretty old. Vegetation cleared (someone else had started the job) - no sign of FB
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