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19th Mar 2018  22:34  by Ant1974

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Possibly missing  Score: 5/10

4th May 2015  11:30  by ted

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Possibly missing  Score: 1/10

Straightforward access via track ESE from the road then NW following the field edge alongside the motorway. The grid ref corresponds to W side of gated farm bridge. An embankment raises the track to bridge level. The gate is damaged - beware trailing strands of barbed wire. Metal drain to each side of the gate. Drain surrounds examined carefully but nothing found. The metal is rusty in places with loose flakes. Various minor dents and scratches but nothing that suggests a trig mark. Also checked base of the metal parapet posts - smooth surface, no marks; possibly not original. Checked kerb stones for witness marks; also checked the nearby concrete surfaces although this would seem a less likely location. Noted drains/cover surround at base of embankment on N side; not checked as too far off GR. Took photos of all the possibilities and subsequently obtained the OS sketch. This shows the cut mark to have been on the SE corner of the drain cover at the NW side of the bridge. Nothing in the photo to suggest that it is still there; would guess that the relevant metal flake has detached.

South Woodfield Farm site
South Woodfield Farm drain cover
South Woodfield Farm detail of surround
South Woodfield Farm OS sketch