NHER 60539 (Structure record) - 19th century milestone marking Norwich 8 miles and Watton 13 miles

Milestone marking Norwich 7 miles and Watton 14 miles and also incorporating an Ordnance Survey benchmark. One of 16 surviving milestones along the former Norwich-Watton turnpike. The turnpike was established in 1770 and ran along the city walls from St Stephen's Gate to St Giles' Gate in Norwich and then to the windmill in Watton. It lasted for 100 years.
In common with most of the others in this series between Norwich and Scoulton, this milestone is a white painted stone with a semi-circular top and the town lettering arranged horizontally over the mile numbers.
(S1) includes details of this and other surviving milestones along this route.
D. Holburn (HES), 12 December 2011.

This milestone was thought lost but was recovered from the ground in 2011.
A. Yardy (HES), 29 October 2014.

2012. Repair work by the Milestone Society
Marker was struck by a vehicle and a large section of the milestone was broken off.
Milestone Society members found half of what had been broken off and was able to be replaced. The base was also missing, stainless rods were resin-bonded into the stone and a Celcon block was fixed to add height. The milestone was cleaned and painted. Once restored this marker was re-set manually in its original position.
Information from survey form (S2) and photographs (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 16 May 2018.

About half of the missing section is in store. See Notes.
D. Gurney (HES), 28 January 2015.