MILESTONE 230M SOUTH-WEST OF BOSWORGEY COTTAGE

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Overview

A milestone, erected circa 1852 and situated on the south side of the road. The granite stone is triangular on plan; it is approximately 0.56m high and has a pyramidal top. It is inscribed on its front faces COLAN / CHURCH / 3 and ST / COLUMB / 1 in sans serif capitals. The milestone is painted white, with the lettering picked out in black. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1395359
Date first listed:: 25-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:: MILESTONE 230M SOUTH-WEST OF BOSWORGEY COTTAGE
Statutory Address:: MILESTONE 230M SOUTH-WEST OF BOSWORGEY COTTAGE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1395359
Date first listed:: 25-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:: MILESTONE 230M SOUTH-WEST OF BOSWORGEY COTTAGE
Statutory Address 1:: MILESTONE 230M SOUTH-WEST OF BOSWORGEY COTTAGE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: MILESTONE 230M SOUTH-WEST OF BOSWORGEY COTTAGE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: St. Columb Major
National Grid Reference:: SW8997363074

Reasons for Designation

The milestone 230m south-west of Bosworgey Cottage in St Columb Major, circa 1852, is designated Grade II, for the following principal reasons: * Intactness: it is a substantially intact milestone dating from circa 1852, which remains in its original position * Group Value: the milestone is one of a small group remaining on this road, the other two of which are designated at Grade II * Historic Interest: it testifies to the great wave of C18 road improvement, and is unusually placed on a parish road rather than a turnpike road

Details

ST COLUMB MAJOR

1555/0/10041 TREGASWITH 25-OCT-10 (South side) Milestone 230m south-west of Bosworgey Cottage

GV II DESCRIPTION: A milestone, erected circa 1852 and situated on the south side of the road. The granite stone is triangular on plan; it is approximately 0.56m high and has a pyramidal top. It is inscribed on its front faces COLAN / CHURCH / 3 and ST / COLUMB / 1 in sans serif capitals. The milestone is painted white, with the lettering picked out in black.

HISTORY: The milestone is one of a small group erected on one of two parish roads between St Columb Major and Colan by the St Columb Highway Board, which was responsible for roads in the parishes from 1835. The stone is closely dateable to circa 1852, since one of the group is clearly inscribed with this date. The roads were never adopted as main roads or turnpike roads, and as such are unusual in having milestones.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: The milestone 230m south-west of Bosworgey Cottage in St Columb Major, erected circa 1852, is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons: * Intactness: it is an intact milestone dating from circa 1852, which remains in its original position and is unusually placed on a parish road rather than a turnpike road * Group Value: the milestone is one of a small group remaining on this road, the other two of which are designated at Grade II * Historic Interest: it testifies to the great wave of C18 road improvement, and is unusually placed on a parish road rather than a turnpike road

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Legacy System number:: 508254
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.