Milestone outside 96 Leicester Road, New Packington is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. Milestone.

Milestone outside 96 Leicester Road, New Packington

WRENN ID: high-chimney-sorrel
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: North West Leicestershire
Country: England
Type: Milestone
Source: Historic England listing

Description

Milestone on the former Ashby to Leicester turnpike road, probably of C18 date with an iron plate added in the C19.

MATERIALS: stone with a cast-iron plate.

DESCRIPTION: the milestone stands on the south side of Leicester Road. It comprises a stone slab with rounded top and cast-iron plate (both painted white) with raised lettering (painted black) that reads: TO/ ASHBY/ DELAZOUCH/ 1/ TO/ LEICESTER/ 16. A triangulation benchmark is inscribed into the face of the milestone below the plate, and is also picked out in black paint.

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