NHER 43211 (Structure record) - 19th century milestone marking Norwich 5 miles Thetford 24 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TG10NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HETHERSETT, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
October 1987. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description:
Milestone, late 18th century, for Norwich and Thetford Turnpike Trust; limestone.
Wedge shaped, 68 cm high with rounded cap, tapering from 12 to 29 cm.
Recessed full width panels inscribed NORWICH / 5 / MILES and THETFORD / 24 / MILES.
The road was turnpiked in 1767.
The milestone is on the verge of the earlier line of the present road.
Information from (S1).
See also (S3).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 14 February 2006.
August 2011. Planning Application.
To move milestone 18 metres from hedge nearer to the road.
See (S2)
Z. Dack (HES), 5 December 2011.
The Milestone Society have advised that the stone is in fact of 19th century date.
A. Yardy (HES), 18 September 2012.
2012. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
Milestone Society members cleared the surrounding area and cleaned and painted this marker.
Information from survey form (S4) and photographs (S5).
H. Mellor (HES), 23 May 2018.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF80044 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. Going the distance for road worthy cause.. 4 December.
- --- SNF93643 Publication: Ford, J. and Ford, N. 2014. Moving Miles. Restoring 60 of Norfolk's milestones with the help of children, royalty, and hard work. pp 62-63.
- <S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1306525.
- <S2> SNF50981 Unpublished Document: 2011. Planning Application.
- <S3> SNF82996 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1993. Norfolk Milestones Part V. Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol 5, No 3, pp 193-199. p 196.
- <S4> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_NT05.
- <S5> SNF99039 Photograph: Ford, N. 2010-2011. Photographs of the milestone marked Norwich 5 miles Thetford 24 miles, Norwich Road, Hethersett. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
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Record last edited
May 23 2018 12:20PM