Summary
Sign post dated 1755 in the form of a squat, inscribed stone pillar.
Reasons for Designation
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION:
The guide stoop (signpost) of 1755 at the junction of Crosland and Lindley Moor Roads is listed at Grade II* for the following principal reasons:
History
The long ridge between the Colne and Calder valleys has been used as a route up to the Pennines since at least the Roman period. The guide stoop (signpost) dates to around the time that Lindley Moor was enclosed in the mid C18, the stone carrying the date 1755. The stoop marks a former crossroads of the old route between Brighouse and Marsden (which mainly follows the ridge) and a north-south route between Halifax and Milnsbridge. It is very similar in style to another guide stoop dated 1755 which is sited on another former crossroads further west along the ridgeway. This other post is adjacent to the Royal George public house on New Hey Road and was listed Grade II* in 1985. In 1806 the route became a turnpike road linking Huddersfield to New Hey in Rochdale. The post is marked on the 1854 Ordnance Survey map as being in the middle of Lindley Moor Road at the junction of Crosland Road, but on the 1894 map as being on the east side of the junction where it is still shown in 1938, with a milestone marked on the north side of the road. Crump (1949) writes in agreement with the map evidence. It is not known when the stone was moved to its current location on the south west side of the junction.
Details
Signpost, 1755, local gritstone pillar of rectangular cross section standing just less than 1m high. Two faces are inscribed with approximate (customary) mileages and depictions of pointing hands complete with cuffs. The stone has suffered some minor damage including the loss of some lettering.
Sources
Books and journals
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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