Guidestone 140M South of Polglaze
GUIDESTONE 140M SOUTH OF POLGLAZE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394336
- Date first listed:
- 01-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Guidestone 140M South of Polglaze
- Statutory Address:
- GUIDESTONE 140M SOUTH OF POLGLAZE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394336
- Date first listed:
- 01-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Guidestone 140M South of Polglaze
- Statutory Address 1:
- GUIDESTONE 140M SOUTH OF POLGLAZE
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:
- GUIDESTONE 140M SOUTH OF POLGLAZE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Veep
- National Grid Reference:
- SX1578354351
Reasons for Designation
The guidestone 140m south of Polglaze, designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It is a good example of an early C18 guidestone which retains most of its inscription
* It stands in its original location
* It has group value with others in the series
Details
ST VEEP
426/0/10012 (North side)
01-OCT-10 Guidestone 140m South of Polglaze
II
Guidestone, early-C18 date standing in its original location. The stone is square in plan, has a flat top, chamfered corners and four dressed faces all of which originally carried inscriptions. Three faces have surviving inscriptions. The northern face reads "LOOe", the eastern face has a simplified pointed hand above "St VEEP" and the southern face bears an abbreviated form of Liskeard which reads "LISK" with a lower case "d" directly above the "K". The fourth face, which has been defaced, probably originally read "FOWEY" and now carries an Ordnance Survey bench mark with metal pin above. The lower part of the stone and the individual letters are painted black.
HISTORY:
In 1697, under Acts of Parliament, Justices in Highway Sessions were authorised to require surveyors of highways to set up direction stones or posts at cross highways. The guidestone 140m south of Polglaze forms part of a resulting group of early C18 milestones and guidestones at road junctions in the area south of Liskeard between Looe and Fowey.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION
The guidestone 140m south of Polglaze is designated at grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It is a good example of an early C18 guidestone which retains most of its inscription
* It stands in its original location
* It has group value with others in the series
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 505803
- 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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