Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1986. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID: stony-terrace-rowan
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: North Hertfordshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 29 January 1986
Type: Milestone
Source: Historic England listing

Description

THERFIELD LONDON ROAD (A l0 ) TL3573 3721 (West side) 5/115 II Milestone. c.1742 Wadesmill Turnpike Trust. Iron plate affixed c.1804, possibly to design of McAdam. White freestone with cast iron front plate. A low square pillar about 400mm square and 1/2m high, partly buried. Segmental head to iron plate with raised edge bead. Raised lettering with first word of inscription in an arc; 'LONDON 36/ BUNTINGFORD 5/ROYSTON 2'. London Road is the Roman Ermine Street. (W. Branch Johnson, Industrial Archaeology of Hertfordshire, 1970, pp,109-l10, 187). -- -

Listing NGR: TL3572737209

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