Cast-iron road marker on Blakeney Hill is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 2015. Road marker.

Cast-iron road marker on Blakeney Hill

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Forest of Dean
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 2015
Type
Road marker
Source
Historic England listing

Description

A road marker commemorating the creation of this road through the Royal Forest of Dean in 1903.

MATERIALS Cast-iron.

DESCRIPTION A semi-circular headed, roadside plaque, circa 0.6m high, commemorating the completion of this road through the Royal Forest of Dean at the expense of the Crown, under the auspices of The Office of Woods. The plaque has a raised rim and lettering and bears the extensive inscription: THIS ROAD FOR A DISTANCE / OF 1240 YARDS [left arrow] WAS MADE / AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CROWN / FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE / INHABITANTS OF THE FOREST / AND DISTRICT / 1905 / E STAFFORD HOWARD ESQ / COMMISSIONER / PHILIP BAYLIS / DEP[UTY] SURV [EYOR].

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