Milestone
MILESTONE, HAWK'S HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391539
- Date first listed:
- 03-Mar-2006
- List Entry Name:
- Milestone
- Statutory Address:
- MILESTONE, HAWK'S HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391539
- Date first listed:
- 03-Mar-2006
- List Entry Name:
- Milestone
- Statutory Address 1:
- MILESTONE, HAWK'S HILL
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.
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, HAWK'S HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Mole Valley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ1598355994
Details
1293/0/10015
03-MAR-06
HAWK'S HILL
Fetcham
Milestone
II
This milestone stands on the west side of Hawk's Hill in Fetcham, just before it becomes the Guildford Road. The base of the stone is square, and it is approximately 1m high. The top of the stone slopes down towards the front corner, and has a bell shape carved into it with 'FETCHAM' carved underneath. Below the top the front corner has been cut away to form a curved band with 'LONDON' inscribed. The stone is then cut away in a triangle to the front corner, and inscribed with the number 19. The left face of the lower part contains the inscription 'LEATHERHEAD 2', the right, 'GUILDFORD 11'.
The design of the Fetcham stone is fairly standard, and shares much in common with the metal varieties which were more commonly used after the Industrial Revolution, particularly the sloping triangular section to the front.
HISTORY: Milestones became a regular feature on England's roads with the introduction of Turnpikes towards the end of the C17, and the growth in their number through the C18. Although the design of the stone is very similar to that used in post Industrial Revolution cast metal milestone, the use of Portland stone may indicate that it is slightly earlier. It certainly predates the 1860 OS map, on which it is marked. It is likely to be late Georgian and is clearly one of a series.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: Our street scenes are greatly enriched by the survival of historic street furniture: milestones are one of the few physical remains the national historic road network, and are therefore of considerable local and national significance. This stone, of Portland stone, is of a late Georgian date and is an increasingly rare survival which fully deserves listing at Grade II.
Listing NGR: TQ1598355994
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 494764
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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