Pair of county boundary markers sited where the M62 crosses between Lancashire and Yorkshire

Pair of county boundary markers, 1971.

MATERIALS: cast concrete incorporating Pennine aggregate, set on rubble Pennine stone plinths, and with bronze plaques.

DESCRIPTION: set on square plinths that imitate drystone wall construction, the concrete markers are square-based with inclined sides to a flat top, this shape forming a stretched but truncated square-based pyramid. The east face of the marker on the south side of the motorway is embossed with a painted red rose of Lancashire, the west face of the northern marker is embossed with a painted white rose of Yorkshire: the roses thus facing the flow of traffic on either side of the motorway forming a welcome to the respective counties. The sides of each marker that faces across the motorway carry plaques with the crests of the two counties along with the wording:

This plaque marks the boundary between / the counties of Lancaster and York and / was unveiled by / THE QUEEN / on the occasion of / Her Majesty’s inaugural visit to / the Lancashire Yorkshire Motorway M62 / On the 14th October 1971.