Finger Post at Gammaton Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 2019. Finger post.

Finger Post at Gammaton Cross

WRENN ID: second-facade-crow
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Torridge
Country: England
Date first listed: 5 February 2019
Type: Finger post
Source: Historic England listing

Description

Finger post, thought to date from the 1880s.

MATERIAL: cast iron.

DESCRIPTION: the finger post is situated at the cross roads at Gammaton, and stands on the verge on the west side of the cross.

The post is circular and has 'GAMMATON CROSS' down its shaft. It has four posts which point to Newton Tracey, Bideford, Torrington and Horwood, with the respective distances to each in miles. The post pointing to Newton Tracey has been damaged. The finger post is surmounted by a pyramidal finial, which bears the letter B, which may stand for Bideford Parish.

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