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
- Source
- Historic England listing
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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1997
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