Milestone to the west side of the road beside the car park at Chessington World of Adventures is a Grade II listed building in the Kingston upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 October 1983. Milestone.
Milestone to the west side of the road beside the car park at Chessington World of Adventures
- WRENN ID
- gentle-garret-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 October 1983
- Type
- Milestone
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12/04/2018
TQ 16 SE 5/4
KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES LEATHERHEAD ROAD (west side) Milestone on the west side of the road beside the car park at Chessington World of Adventure
(Formerly listed as Milestone on the west side of the road beside the car park at Chessington Zoo)
II Probably late C18. Square Portland stone milestone set diagonally to the road with triangular top.
The top is inscribed: "ROYAL EXCHANGE 17 MILES/WHITEHALL 15¼ MILES/HYDE PARK 14 MILES/PARISH OF CHESSINGTON". The south east face is inscribed: "TO SURBITON/3 MILES/KINGSTON/4 MILES". The north east face is inscribed: "TO LEATHERHEAD/4 MILES/DORKING/9 MILES".
The lettering is in plain capitals without serifs.
Listing NGR: TQ1754662536
Detailed Attributes
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.