Milestone South East of Entrance to Wyards Farm
MILESTONE SOUTH EAST OF ENTRANCE TO WYARDS FARM, BASINGSTOKE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391749
- Date first listed:
- 04-Sept-2006
- List Entry Name:
- Milestone South East of Entrance to Wyards Farm
- Statutory Address:
- MILESTONE SOUTH EAST OF ENTRANCE TO WYARDS FARM, BASINGSTOKE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391749
- Date first listed:
- 04-Sept-2006
- List Entry Name:
- Milestone South East of Entrance to Wyards Farm
- Statutory Address 1:
- MILESTONE SOUTH EAST OF ENTRANCE TO WYARDS FARM, BASINGSTOKE ROAD
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 SOUTH EAST OF ENTRANCE TO WYARDS FARM, BASINGSTOKE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- East Hampshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Beech
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 70013 39002
Details
ALTON
903/0/10038 BASINGSTOKE ROAD 04-SEP-06 BEECH MILESTONE SOUTH EAST OF ENTRANCE TO WY ARDS FARM
GV II Milestone of early C19 date. It is a square Portland stone pillar with a domed top and it has two cast iron plaques affixed to its sides. The inscription on the north west facing plaque reads 'Alton 1' and that on the south west reads 'B'stoke 10'. HISTORY: This milestone marks the turnpike road between Alton and Basingstoke, which was given its first turnpiking authorisation by an Act of Parliament in 1795, and which was renewed in 1816. This also required the erection of milestones along its route, and this stone was probably erected soon after the Act was passed. The first edition OS map suggests that it is still in its original location.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: Milestones are of special interest as they are among the few physical remains of national and local historic road use. The turnpike roads created in C18 and C19 were a very important development in British road transport, and the milestones and other road furnishings accompanying them are important reminders of that. This milestone survives well and marks the turnpike road between Alton and Basingstoke. It forms a group with another surviving milestone (separately listed) and together they form a significant survival of the stones that would originally have marked each mile between the two towns.
SOURCES:Albert, W, The Turnpike Road System in England 1663-1840 (Cambridge, 1972). Haines, C, Marking the Miles - A History of English Milestones (Norwich, 2000).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 494697
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Haines, C, Marking the Miles - A History of English Milestones, (2000)
Albert, W, The Turnpike Road System in England 1663-1840, (1972)
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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