NHER 56379 (Structure record) - 19th century milestone marking Norwich 11 miles, New Buckenham 4 miles and London 98 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM19SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TACOLNESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Milestone marking Norwich 11 miles and New Buckenham 4 miles and also incorporating an OS benchmark. One of 14 surviving milestones along the former Norwich - New Buckenham turnpike. It was created in 1772 and ran from Ber Street Gates in Norwich to New Buckenham. It lasted for 98 years and was disturnpiked in 1870.
There are two types of milestone along this route but both types are wedge-shaped and contain incised lettering in a slightly indented panel. The type this milestone belongs to has the distance to London also inscribed on it.
(S1) gives a description of this and other milestones along this route.
D. Holburn (HES), 14 December 2011.
2012. Repair work by the Milestone Society.
One of the 60 milestones restored to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Milestone Society members restored this marker by adding a plinth. Once repair it was cleaned and painted.
Information from survey form (S2) and photographs (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 29 May 2018.
Associated Sources (3)
- <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_NNB11.
- <S3> SNF99084 Photograph: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Photographs of the milestone marked Norwich 11 miles, New Buckenham 4 miles and London 98 miles, Norwich Road, Tacolneston. 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 2:06PM