Trent And Mersey Canal Canal Milepost To Rear Of Numbers 34-42 Runcorn Road At Sj 6370 7471 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 July 1994. Canal milepost.

Trent And Mersey Canal Canal Milepost To Rear Of Numbers 34-42 Runcorn Road At Sj 6370 7471

WRENN ID
tall-dormer-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Country
England
Date first listed
5 July 1994
Type
Canal milepost
Address
Trent And Mersey Canal Canal Milepost To Rear Of Numbers 34-42 Runcorn Road At Sj 6370 7471, Barnton
OS grid reference
SJ 637 747
Coordinates
53.26828, -2.54548
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a canal milepost located to the rear of numbers 34-42 Runcorn Road. It is made of cast iron and is painted black and white. The post is circular with a moulded head and features embossed letters on two convex tablets. The tablets indicate distances, stating "Shardlow 86 miles" and "Preston Brook 6 miles." The milepost is dated "R & D Stone 1819." The Trent and Mersey Canal, for which this milepost serves as a marker, was constructed between 1766 and 1777 by engineers James Brindley and Hugh Henshall.

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