Milestone
MILESTONE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1174396
- Date first listed:
- 27-May-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Milestone
- Statutory Address:
- MILESTONE, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1174396
- Date first listed:
- 27-May-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Milestone
- Statutory Address 1:
- MILESTONE, HIGH STREET
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MILESTONE, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Barkway
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 38457 35700
Details
BARKWAY HIGH STREET TL 3846 3570 (West side) Barkway
9/42 Milestone 27.5.68
GV II
One of the 16 milestones on the old road from Cambridge to London set up by W. Warren in 1728-32 under the bequest in 1586 of Dr. W. Mowse, Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge 1552-3 for the upkeep of roads in and about Cambridge. This, the 16th milestone, was set up on May 29th 1728 at a cost of £6.0.0. It is a freestone pillar about 2m high, square with a rounded pyramidal cap. In low relief to front are 2 shields of arms, those of Trinity Hall and of R. Hare, Mowse's executor. Below is an iron plate with a segmental head, affixed c.1804 possibly to design of McAdam for the Wadesmill Turnpike Trust. This reads 'LONDON 35/WARE 14/CAMBRIDGE 16'. (W.B. Johnson, Industrial Archaeology of Hertfordshire, 1970, p.110-11).
Listing NGR: TL3845735700
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 162496
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Branch Johnson, W, The Industrial Archaeology of Hertfordshire, (1970), 110-111
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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