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HHER Number:5030
Type of record:Building
Name:MILESTONE, LONDON ROAD, BALDOCK

Summary

36 miles from London

Images

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No image caption available © Hertfordshire County Council

Grid Reference:TL 245 323
Map Sheet:TL23SW
Parish:Weston, North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire
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Monument Types

  • MILEPOST (Post Medieval - 1501 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Milestone, made of stone, about 45cm square, and about 93cm high. Mileages incised in Roman numerals and 18th century lettering. Turnpike Trust created 1720. 36 miles from London <1>. In reasonable condition, a little eroded <2>.


<1> Branch Johnson, W, Survey of Industrial Monuments in Herts, Record 2520 (Sept 1964) (Index). SHT2635.


<2> Wild, Sarah (HCC), 1994, Survey, 21.1.94 (Unpublished document). SHT9650.

Sources and further reading

<1>Index: Branch Johnson, W. Survey of Industrial Monuments in Herts. Record 2520 (Sept 1964).
<2>Unpublished document: Wild, Sarah (HCC). 1994. Survey. 21.1.94.