The Ypres Memorial Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Milestone.
The Ypres Memorial Milestone
- WRENN ID
- floating-pedestal-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Greenwich
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1973
- Type
- Milestone
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ypres Memorial Milestone is located just within the churchyard of Christ Church, which is unlisted, and opposite Prospect Cottage, which is Grade II. This low stone milestone features three metal plaques. The plaque facing the road indicates "8 MILES TO LONDON BRIDGE." The plaque facing the church states "7 MILES TO DARTFORD." The third plaque, which faces west, reads "130 MILES TO YPRES. IN DEFENDING THE SALIENT OUR CASUALTIES WERE: 90,000 KILLED, 70,500 MISSING, 410,000 WOUNDED."
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