NHER 56556 (Structure record) - Milestone marking Norwich 4 miles and Bungay 10 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PORINGLAND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
One of 7 surviving milestones along the Norwich to Bungay road, which never became a turnpike. This milestone is of an unusual shape, measuring 13" across the front and 16" across the back, with a semi-circular step cut into the back of the stone, possibly indicating that this was also used as a Mounting Block. No inscription is legible on the front, however the 6" OS map of 1887 records the distances of Norwich 4, Bungay 10.
(S1) contains information regarding this and other milestones along this road.
D. Holburn (HES), 18 January 2012.
2012. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
One of 60 milestones restored to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, see publication (S2).
The lettering was re-cut and members of the Milestone Society cleaned and painted this marker.
Information from survey form (S3) and photographs (S4).
H. Mellor (HES), 24 May 2018.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF82996 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1993. Norfolk Milestones Part V. Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol 5, No 3, pp 193-199. p 194.
- <S2> 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 104-105.
- <S3> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_NBU4.
- <S4> SNF99070 Photograph: Ford, N. 2012. Photographs of the milestone marked Norwich 4 miles and Bungay 10 miles, B1132, Poringland. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 24 2018 1:48PM