Milestone C.325M South West of Trevorva Cot Farm
MILESTONE C.325M SOUTH WEST OF TREVORVA COT FARM, UNCLASSIFIED ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396427
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-2011
- List Entry Name:
- Milestone C.325M South West of Trevorva Cot Farm
- Statutory Address:
- MILESTONE C.325M SOUTH WEST OF TREVORVA COT FARM, UNCLASSIFIED ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396427
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-2011
- List Entry Name:
- Milestone C.325M South West of Trevorva Cot Farm
- Statutory Address 1:
- MILESTONE C.325M SOUTH WEST OF TREVORVA COT FARM, UNCLASSIFIED 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 C.325M SOUTH WEST OF TREVORVA COT FARM, UNCLASSIFIED ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Probus
- National Grid Reference:
- SW8920146529
Reasons for Designation
CONCLUSION
The Milestone south west of Trevorva Cottage Farm, Probus is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* Intactness: it is a good example of an early C19 milestoneand remains unaltered, save for the addition of a benchmark, and in its original position
* Historic interest: it illustrates the development of the transport network in Cornwall and further afield.
* Group value: it has strong group value with the other surviving milestones along the road between Truro and Tregony.
Details
PROBUS
1146/0/10022 UNCLASSIFIED ROAD 25-JAN-11 Milestone c.325m South West of Trevorv a Cot Farm
II A milestone, dating from the 1820s or 1830s, which stands on the verge to the east of the lane leading from the A390 to Lower Tresawle, which was formerly the turnpike road. The milestone is triangular in section with a flat top and is painted white with black lettering. The lettering in Serif capitals reads 'TRURO / 5' on the north-western face and 'TREGONY / 2 ½' on the south-western side. There is a benchmark to the lower part of the Tregony face.
HISTORY: The Creed, Tregony and St Just Turnpike Trust was established in 1761 by Act of Parliament 'for repairing and widening the road from the Lostwithiel turnpike road in thee parish of Creed ... through Tregony to Ruanlanihorne, and from Dennis Water to 300 yards on the south side of Trethem Mill in the parish of St Just'. Relatively few milestones from the trust survive. Only two can still be found on this section of road.
Milestones to the south of Tregony are tombstone shaped and appear to date from shortly after the Turnpike Act of 1761. The triangular pattern, as here, dates from the 1820s and 1830s.
The position of the milepost appears to have remained constant, but it was formerly placed at a T-junction between the turnpike road and another road leading to the north-west. The building of the A390 has cut across this former arrangement of roads and left the milepost positioned in a spur to a country road which does not lead anywhere.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The Milestone south west of Trevorva Cot Farm, Probus is listed at Grade II, for the following principal reasons: * Intactness: it is a good example of an early C19 milestone and remains unaltered, save for the addition of a benchmark, and in its original location * Historic interest: it illustrates the development of the transport network in Cornwall and further afield. * Group value: it has strong group value with the other surviving milestones along the road between Truro and Tregony.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 508988
- 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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