Trench wall support

A trench wall support, comprising;

• a board for contacting a support surface to transmit a supporting load thereto;
• a load bearing surface for receiving the supporting load from a prop, the prop comprising a telescopic tube extending between opposing transversely extending feet;
• a bracket coupled to the board, the bracket arranged to support an end of the prop at a load bearing position on the load bearing surface;
• wherein the bracket comprises a guide for guiding the prop to the load bearing position;
• wherein the bracket comprises an overhang to accommodate one of the feet of the prop when guiding the tube to the load bearing position;
• wherein the guide is formed as a slot formed from an edge of the overhang and dimensioned so as to engage said telescopic tube of the prop, with an end of said telescopic tube adjacent one of the feet of the prop positioned within the slot;
• wherein the bracket comprises a plurality of tracks, each track arranged to direct the prop to an alternative load bearing position;
• and
• wherein the tracks have the same configuration as the slot;
• and wherein the edge of the overhang is continuous and also defines an access port for allowing said one of the feet of the prop to pass for contacting the load bearing surface, wherein the access port defines a central hub having the slot and each track extending therefrom.