Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1421393
- Date first listed:
- 13-Apr-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Milestone
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1421393
- Date first listed:
- 13-Apr-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Milestone
- Location Description:
- Milestone on Tynemouth Road, just within the southern boundary of Northumberland Park, North Shields. Approx. 100m west of Correction House, 28 Tynemouth Road, NE30 4AA.
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Tyneside (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ3623268957
Summary
Milestone of later C18 date on the Newcastle to Tynemouth Turnpike Road.
Reasons for Designation
The milestone on Tynemouth Road, North Shields of later C18 date, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Intactness: it survives intact in its original position with a legible inscription;
* Historical interest: it testifies to the development of the road transport network through the turnpike system;
* Group value: it benefits from group value with the other listed milestone on this turnpike route (NHLE 1025327).
History
The milestone was erected on the Newcastle to North Shields and Tynemouth Turnpike Road. Although no date for the opening of the toll road is available, it is considered to have been open by at least 1776. The milestone is clearly marked on an 1826 plan of Newcastle and described as ‘8’ milestone. This was an important route until it was superseded by the Newcastle to Shields Railway in 1839. This milestone is one of only two remaining on the route, the other being the ‘6’ milestone which is listed at Grade II (1025327).
Details
Milestone of later C18 date on the Newcastle to Tynemouth Turnpike Road.
A rectangular milestone tapering towards the ground and standing about 0.5m high, is set to the rear of a later, low stone wall on the Newcastle to Tynemouth Turnpike Road. The milestone is round-headed and its front face is inscribed with a large figure ‘8’ denoting its position eight miles from Newcastle.
Sources
Websites
Tyne and Wear HER(1191): Newcastle to North Shields Turnpike - Details, accessed from http://www.twsitelines.info/smr/1191
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
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