Milestone on Rose Hill is a Grade II listed building in the Sutton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 2021. Monument.

Milestone on Rose Hill

WRENN ID: final-panel-rush
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Sutton
Country: England
Date first listed: 14 June 2021
Type: Monument
Source: Historic England listing

Description

A milestone, erected by the Surrey & Sussex Turnpike Trust in 1745.

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 (east) face bears the inscription: ROYAL/ EXCHANGE/ XI/ MILES/ WHITEHALL/ X/ MILES. There are traces of further inscriptions to the north face that are now indecipherable, although the date of 1745 is still legible.

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