Summary
A milestone dating from about 1726.
Reasons for Designation
The milestone in Gloucester Road, Painswick, is listed at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: an intact and early milestone dating from about 1726, which remains in its original position;
* Group value: with the other milestones along the Painswick to Gloucester turnpike route.
History
Milestones are one of the most widespread forms of street furniture. They became prevalent in the mid-C18, when turnpike trusts were encouraged to provide such markers, though until the General Turnpike Act of 1773 it was not obligatory for them to include mileage. The six-mile road between Gloucester and Painswick was turnpiked in 1726, and the milestones along this road may date from this period, as the inscriptions include a long ‘s’ in Gloucester, indicating a date in the C18. Of the original seven milestones in this run, that at the Gloucester end had been lost by the late C19, as the area was subject to redevelopment and suburban expansion, and is not shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map published in 1886. The remaining six stones are all shown on the 1886 map, and of these, the stones at three, five and six miles from Gloucester remain in-situ in 2017. A fourth stone, at four miles from Gloucester, is in-situ but has been truncated, and has lost its upper half, including its plates.
Details
A milestone dating from about 1726.
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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.
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