Flush Bracket 504: Tardebigge   

Flush Bracket on W. face of weigh-house, E. side of canal, near N. end of Tardebigge Tunnel [2GL]; house, E side of canal, W face, 3.0m from NW angle - FB reported as "not found" 10/1952, but as "found" 1953.

Location
Grid reference: SO 9997 7007.
Landranger 139: Birmingham & Wolverhampton.
Structure: Other.
Waypoint: FB504.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets

505	Brockhill, Bridge Over Stream 692.60m to the east.
503	Tutnall, Whitegates 1.04km to the west.
G2248	Tutnall 1.04km to the west.
466	Tardebigge, Bridge 55 1.46km to the southwest.
506	Brockhill, Ivy Cottage 1.74km to the southeast.

The nearest fundamental bench mark is Bromsgrove, 1.43km to the southwest.

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 457.6230 feet [139.4835 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Bromsgrove to Warwick levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on W. face of weigh-house, E. side of canal, near N. end of Tardebigge Tunnel.

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

Logged Visits
Logged on 19th July 2005 by RHW. Grid reference: SP 000 700. Condition: Good.
Canalside house N of Tardebigge tunnel. E side of canal 20m N of road, on W face, under S end of N window. FB beneath dense ivy: owner knew where it was