Milestone approximately 15m north-east of Chy Lowena Cottage

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A milestone of 1836. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1405974
Date first listed:: 30-Jul-2012
List Entry Name:: Milestone approximately 15m north-east of Chy Lowena Cottage

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1405974
Date first listed:: 30-Jul-2012
List Entry Name:: Milestone approximately 15m north-east of Chy Lowena Cottage
Location Description:: The milestone is situated approximately 15m north-east of Chy Lowena Cottage, Higher Boscaswell and is centred on NGR SW 3880034478.

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

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District:: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: St. Just
National Grid Reference:: SW3880134479

Summary

A milestone of 1836.

Reasons for Designation

The milestone approximately 15m North-East of Chy Lowena Cottage, Higher Boscaswell is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: it was erected at a time when there was an increase in freight traffic related to the prosperous mining industry in this area; * Rarity: an unusual example of a stone that has carved pointing hands and is also inscribed with the date it was erected; * Group value: it forms a group with other surviving milestones in West Penwith, a number of which are also listed.

History

The milestone is marked and labelled as 'Guide Stone' on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1880. It forms part of a group of similar stones with pointing hands situated in West Penwith which were erected in the mid-C19 (some have inscribed dates) at a time when the roads in the area became increasingly busy with heavy freight traffic related to the local mines and the foundry at Tregeseal in St Just which was established by Nicholas Homan in 1834.

Details

It is set into a garden wall (not of interest) at the south-west corner of the junction between the B3306 St Just to Zennor Road and the B3318 to Tregerest and Penzance. The stone is triangular on plan with a flat top and stands just over 1m high. There are inscriptions in sans serif capitals on two sides, each with two pointing hands in bas relief. The left-hand side reads: 'PENZANCE / 6 MILES. / PENDEEN / 1 MILES.'; the right-hand side reads 'ST JUST / 3 MILES / MORVAH / ZENNOR / 1836'. The stone is painted white with the lettering and pointing hands painted black.

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Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.