NHER 56303 (Structure record) - 19th century milestone marking Norwich 5 miles and Watton 16 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BAWBURGH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Milestone marking Norwich 5 miles and Watton 16 miles and also incorporating an Ordnance Survey benchmark. One of 16 surviving milestones along the former Norwich-Watton turnpike. The turnpike was established in 1770 and ran along the city walls from St Stephen's Gate to St Giles' Gate in Norwich and then to the windmill in Watton. It lasted for 100 years.
In common with most of the others in this series between Norwich and Scoulton, this milestone is a white painted stone with a semi-circular top and the town lettering arranged horizontally over the mile numbers.
(S1) includes details of this and other surviving milestones along this route.
D. Holburn (HES), 12 December 2011.
2011. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
The marker was removed from it's original location due to worries over theft.
Marker was cleaned and painted by children from the local primary school before being installed in it's new location.
Information from survey form (S2) and photographs (S3)
H. Mellor (HES), 16 May 2018.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- 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 28-29.
- <S1> SNF81479 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1991. Norfolk Milestones, Part IV. Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol. 5, No. 1, pp.34-42.
- <S2> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_NW05.
- <S3> SNF98967 Photograph: Burchell, T. and Ford, N. 2010-2011. Photographs of the milestone marked Norwich 5 miles and Watton 16 miles, B1108, Bawburgh. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 29 2018 2:11PM