NHER 56371 (Structure record) - 19th century milestone marking Norwich 2 miles, New Buckenham 13 miles and London 107 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KESWICK, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Milestone marking Norwich 2 miles and New Buckenham 13 miles and also incorporating an OS benchmark. One of 14 surviving milestones along the former Norwich - New Buckenham turnpike. It was created in 1772 and ran from Ber Street Gates in Norwich to New Buckenham. It lasted for 98 years and was disturnpiked in 1870.
There are two types of milestone along this route but both types are wedge-shaped and contain incised lettering in a slightly indented panel. The type this milestone belongs to has the distance to London also inscribed on it.
(S1) gives a description of this and other milestones along this route.
D. Holburn (HES), 14 December 2011.
2011. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
Milestone Society members raised the milestone to its current level, after cleaning and painting this marker.
Information from survey form (S2) and photographs (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 22 May 208.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF93643 Publication: Ford, J. and Ford, N. 2014. Moving Miles. Restoring 60 of Norfolk's milestones with the help of children, royalty, and hard work. pp 84-85.
- <S1> SNF81479 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1991. Norfolk Milestones, Part IV. Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol. 5, No. 1, pp.34-42.
- <S2> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_NNB02.
- <S3> SNF99028 Photograph: Burchell, T. and Ford, N. 2011. Photographs of the milestone marked Norwich 2 miles, New Buckenham 13 miles and London 107 miles, B1113, Keswick. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 29 2018 2:09PM