Town Boundary Stone At Junction Of London Road And Torrington Road is a Grade II listed building in the Portsmouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1953. Boundary stone.

Town Boundary Stone At Junction Of London Road And Torrington Road

WRENN ID
worn-chancel-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Portsmouth
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1953
Type
Boundary stone
Source
Historic England listing

Description

PORTSMOUTH

SU60SE LONDON ROAD, Hilsea 774-1/4/255 (East side) 10/01/53 Town Boundary stone at Junction of London Road and Torrington Road

II

Town boundary stone. 1799. Stone. 4 sided obelisk set on corniced pedestal. Borough arms in relief on obelisk and inscriptions which read: "Burgi De Portesmouth, Liberatum Limer", and on base "Anno Domini MDCCXCIX". Bronze plaque reads "This stone marks the Boundary of the Borough of Portsmouth prior to the extension of 1832". (Berridge DW: Monument and Memorials in the City of Portsmouth: 1984-: 26; The Buildings of England: Pevsner N & Lloyd DW: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight: Harmondsworth: 1967-: 463).

Listing NGR: SU6537403199

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