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Flush Bracket 166: Brimscombe   

Flush Bracket on N.E. face of bridge over canal, about 3 chains E. from Brimscombe Mill [2GL] - FB reported destroyed.

Location
Grid reference: SO 8654 0248.
Landranger 162: Gloucester & Forest of Dean.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: FB166.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
167 By Phoenix Iron Works 671.79m to the northwest.
165 Brimscombe 725.60m to the southeast.
164 By Brimscombe Railway Station 1.10km to the east.
168 Bowbridge, Stanton's Bridge 1.63km to the northwest.
G2674 Minchinhampton 1.73km to the south.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Sapperton, 8.51km 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 189.8000 feet [57.8510 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 N.E. face of bridge over canal, about 3 chains E. from Brimscombe Mill.

Logged Visits
Logged on 4th February 2007 by lackofluke. Condition: Probably destroyed.
The bridge is still there and looks old enough but there is no FB on it.
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