Milepost Opposite Willow Lodge School is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 2008. Milepost.

Milepost Opposite Willow Lodge School

WRENN ID: riven-remnant-starling
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Dorset
Country: England
Date first listed: 13 October 2008
Type: Milepost
Source: Historic England listing

Description

LYTCHETT MINSTER AND UPTON

235/0/10017 DORCHESTER ROAD 13-OCT-08 Milepost opposite Willow Lodge School

II Cast iron milepost of mid-C19, triangular in section with sloping top. Painted white with lettering picked out in black. The cast relief lettering, in capitals, reads as follows: east face: 4/WARE/HAM; top: POOLE/TRUST; west face: 4/POOLE.

HISTORY: The milepost is one of a series erected by the Poole Turnpike Trust which was established by an Act of Parliament in 1757 although this marker dates from the C19. It was moved several metres to the east c.1905 when the Dorchester Road was diverted.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION: The milepost opposite Willow Lodge School is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Although it was relocated during work to the Dorchester Road in the early C20, the distances displayed remain valid, and it survives intact. * It is one of group surviving on this route, some of which are already listed.

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