NHER 56721 (Structure record) - 18th century milestone marking Ely 14 miles and Downham 4 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL69NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HILGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
This milestone is one of 5 surviving milestones in the Norfolk section of the Cambridge, Ely and Downham Market turnpike, which was created in 1762, linking Cambridge, Ely and Soham, before being extended in 1770 to Littleport and Downham Market.
This milestone is likely to be one of the earliest on this turnpike, being a triangular plan stone post, with the distances to Ely and Downham Market repeated on large metal plates. On this milestone, the inscription has eroded away, leaving just the metal plates reading LHS: 14 and RHS: 4. This means that the distance to Ely is 14 miles and the distance to Downham Market is 4 miles.
(S1) gives further information on this turnpike and the milestones along it.
D. Holburn (HES), 16 February 2012.
2012. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
One of 60 milestones restored to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, see publication (S2).
Milestone Society members cleaned and painted this marker.
Information from survey form (S3) and photographs (S4).
H. Mellor (HES), 22 May 2018.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF83348 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1997. Norfolk Milestones part VII. Journal of the Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Vol 6, No 2. Vol 6, No 2, pp 35-45. p 35.
- <S2> 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 68-69.
- <S3> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_DME4.
- <S4> SNF99018 Photograph: Ford, N. 2012. Photographs of the milestone marked Ely 14 miles and Downham 4 miles, High Street, Hilgay. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
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Record last edited
May 29 2018 1:52PM