Flush Bracket 174: Ryeford Bridge   

Flush Bracket on W. face of Ryeford Bridge over canal [2GL] - FB reported destroyed 25/08/1949.

Location
Grid reference: SO 8137 0466.
Landranger 162: Gloucester & Forest of Dean.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: FB174.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets

175	Ryeford 441.81m to the west.
176	Stonehouse Bridge 882.95m to the west.
173	Ebley 1.19km to the east.
177	Newton, Railway Bridge 1.71km to the west.
172	Dudbridge Wharf 2.25km to the east.

The nearest fundamental bench mark is Sapperton, 13.79km 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 91.7000 feet [27.9502 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 Ryeford Bridge over canal.

Logged Visits
Logged on 18th February 2007 by lackofluke. Condition: Probably destroyed.
A couple of pipes which cross the canal with the bridge are supported on some brickwork that looks more recent than the rest of the bridge. The FB may well be behind one of these. The cut BM spotted by Ken Bailey is still there.