Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1968. Milestone.
Milestone
- WRENN ID
- lunar-chimney-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 May 1968
- Type
- Milestone
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BARLEY LONDON ROAD TL 3982 3833 (North side) Barley 7/104 Milestone 27.5.68 (formerly listed as Milestone opposite 'The Shop in the Orchard')
- II
One of the 16 milestones on the old road from Cambridge to London set up by W. Warren in 1728-32 under the bequest in 1586 of Dr. W. Mowse, Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge 1552-3 for the upkeep of roads in and about Cambridge. This, the 14th milestone, is a white freestone pillar about lm high, square with a rounded pyramidal cap. On upper part of front face is an iron plate with a segmental head, affixed c.1804 possibly to design of McAdam for the Wadesmill Turnpike Trust. This reads 'LONDON 37/BARKWAY 2/CAMBRIDGE 14'. Below part of original inscription remains visible, 'CAMBRIDGE' incised with a low relief pointing hand and date 1732 in Roman numerals. (W. B. Johnson, Industrial Archaeology of Hertfordshire, 1970, p.ll0-11).
Listing NGR: TL3982438335
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