Milestone on N side of B3257, circa 33m NW of Cleth Cottage

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A milestone, dating from 1892. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1406859
Date first listed:: 16-Jan-2012
List Entry Name:: Milestone on N side of B3257, circa 33m NW of Cleth Cottage

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1406859
Date first listed:: 16-Jan-2012
List Entry Name:: Milestone on N side of B3257, circa 33m NW of Cleth Cottage
Location Description:: Milestone on the N side of the B3257 near Trevadlock Cross, standing against a bank at the road edge, circa 33m NW of Cleth 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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

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District:: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Lewannick
National Grid Reference:: SX2665579660

Summary

A milestone, dating from 1892.

Reasons for Designation

The milestone near Trevadlock Cross is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons: * Intactness: it is an intact milestone dating from 1892 which remains in its original position; * Group Value: it has group value with 19 other listed milestones and a guidestone along this main road route; * Historic Interest: it is on one of a small number of main road routes adopted by Cornwall County Council in the late C19 which had not previously been turnpike routes.

History

From the mid-C18 onwards, turnpike trusts were encouraged to provide markers such as milestones and mileposts on the stretches of roads they operated. The milestone is one of a group of 19 milestones and one guidestone set up on the road which is now the B3257, and the crossing road, the B3254, which were made main roads and adopted by Cornwall County Council in 1892; unusually for roads made main and adopted by county councils, this had not previously been a turnpike route. Public notices were placed in the Royal Cornwall Gazette in November 1890 and June 1892 detailing the stretches of road which were to be adopted from the various Highway Boards along the routes. Cornwall County Council was unique in succeeding in having milestones set up before roads could be adopted.

The milestone is marked on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map of 1907.

Details

A milestone, dating from 1892. The milestone is in granite, painted white and stands circa 0.69m high; it is rectangular on plan, with a cranked top. The stone is inscribed: CALLINGTON / 9 / PLYMOUTH / 22.

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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.