Milestone Opposite Cell Park is a Grade II listed building in the Dacorum local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1987. Milestone.

Milestone Opposite Cell Park

WRENN ID
stony-joist-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dacorum
Country
England
Date first listed
19 March 1987
Type
Milestone
Source
Historic England listing

Description

MARKYATE DUNSTABLE ROAD (A5) TL 01 NE (West side) 2/149 Milestone opposite Cell Park -

  • II

Milestone. C18, for Dunstable-St.Albans-London Turnpike Trust established by Act of Parliament 1722, on a stretch of Watling Street retained by Thomas Telford when he improved The Holyhead Road in the second decade of the C19. White freestone pillar about 15" x 15" x 30" high, tarred on the base and with remains of white paint and black painted cut letters. E face cut back for repeated re-cutting of inscription. The present inscription is in C19 sans-serif capitals 'LONDON/29/ST ALBANS/8 1/2/DUNSTABLE/3'. (Branch Johnson (1970)105, 185).

Listing NGR: TL0550817293

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