Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost at SJ 8860 3883 is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1995. Canal milepost.

Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost at SJ 8860 3883

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stafford
Country
England
Date first listed
10 February 1995
Type
Canal milepost
Source
Historic England listing

Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 20 October 2021 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards

SJ 83 NE 5/10009

BARLSTON TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL (West side) Canal Milepost at SJ 8860 3883

II

Canal milepost. Dated "R & D Stone 1819" on shaft. Cast iron painted black and white. Circular post with moulded head and embossed letters on two convex tablets below: "Shardlow 51 miles" "Preston Brook 41 miles". Probably cast in the foundry of Rangeley and Dixon in Lichfield Street, Stone. The Trent and Mersey Canal was built between 1766 and 1777 by James Brindley and Hugh Henshall.

Charles Hadfield, The Canals of the West Midlands (1966)

Jean Lindsay, The Trent and Mersey Canal (1979)

Listing NGR: SJ8861938815

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