Milestone on Clapham Common South Side Marking 4 1/2 Miles from Whitehall is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 2021. Milestone.

Milestone on Clapham Common South Side Marking 4 1/2 Miles from Whitehall

WRENN ID: old-footing-vetch
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Lambeth
Country: England
Date first listed: 14 June 2021
Type: Milestone
Source: Historic England listing

Description

A milestone, probably erected in 1745 and inherited by the Epsom, Ewell and Tooting Turnpike Trust in 1755.

MATERIALS Limestone.

DESCRIPTION The milestone takes the form of a carved pillar of limestone with a square-section shaft and a pyramidal cap. The front (south-east) face bears the inscription: ROYAL/ EXCHANGE/ 5/ MILES, with an Ordnance Survey benchmark below. A further inscription to the north-east face reads: WHITEHALL/ 4 ½ / MILES. A third inscription to the south-west face is partly eroded but probably also read: WHITEHALL/ 4 ½ / MILES.

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