Milestone East Of Michaelstow Junction is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 October 2010. Milestone.
Milestone East Of Michaelstow Junction
- WRENN ID
- cold-rampart-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 October 2010
- Type
- Milestone
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MICHAELSTOW
1522/0/10005 B3266 01-OCT-10 (North side) Milestone east of Michaelstow junction
II A milestone dating from the early-to-mid-C19, a monolithic granite marker circa 75cm high which is rectangular on plan, with a round arched top. The stone has traces of white paint, and is inscribed B / 8, to mark the distance to Bodmin. The lettering retains remains of black paint. HISTORY: The Bodmin Turnpike Trust was set up by Act of Parliament in 1769 to improve the "roads into Bodmin"; the road is now the modern B3266, providing a link between Bodmin and Camelford.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION: The milestone east of Michaelstow Junction (NGR SX0741277491) is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons: * The milestone is an intact example of an early-to-mid-C19 milestone, which is in its original position and retains its carved inscription * Group value with the other listed milestones of the same type along this turnpike route
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