Cappelthwaite Beck bridge
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Cappelthwaite Beck bridge
Image: © Roger Templeman Taken: 23 Jul 2009
This bridge has been the scene of many accidents which have afforded Ordnance Survey benchmarks on it a limited life. In 1845 Mark No. 21 on the Kirkby Kendal to Thirsk survey line was cut on top of the south parapet and levelled at 360.599 ft (109.91m) above Liverpool datum. No sign of this was found. In 1969 a mark was levelled on the north parapet, 40cm above ground level and above the centre of the stream at 109.4424m above Newlyn datum. It is reasonable to assume this was on the road face of the bridge (where maps of 1910 and 1919 show a benchmark at 358.9 ft). What has been found and shown in the photograph is an inverted cut mark on the back. It is suggested that the stone with the benchmark has been moved during accident repair. More information about this mark and others nearby can be found on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm31679
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Image Location
Latitude
54.321547
Longitude
-2.58141