NHER 43212 (Structure record) - 18th century milestone marking Norwich 6 miles and Thetford 23 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TG10SE |
|---|---|
| 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 / 6 / MILES and THETFORD / 23 / MILES.
The road was turnpiked in 1767.
See (S1) for more details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 14 February 2006.
(S2) includes details of the milestones along this route.
A. Yardy (HES), 15 December 2012.
2010. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
Milestone Society members cleaned and painted this marker.
Information from survey form (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 23 May 2018.
2011-2012. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
Norfolk County Council raised the marker and levelled the site. The marker was cleaned and painted. The paint failed and as a consequence a French drain was dug at the base before being repainted.
Information from survey form (S3) and photographs (S4).
H. Mellor (HES), 23 May 2018.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- 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 64-65.
- <S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1050574.
- <S2> SNF81479 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1991. Norfolk Milestones, Part IV. Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol. 5, No. 1, pp.34-42.
- <S3> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_NT06.
- <S4> SNF99040 Photograph: Ford, N. 2011. Photographs of the milestone marked Norwich 6 miles and Thetford 23 miles, B1172, Hethersett. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
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Record last edited
May 30 2018 9:42AM