Building record 1352900000 - Milestone on A4010
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Locally Listed Building 3225: Milestone on A4010 at Princes Risborough
Map
Type and Period (1)
- MILESTONE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Description
Probable eighteenth or nineteenth century milestone on A4010 on footway by wall within Princes Risborough. Stone pillar 33 inches high 12 by 9 inches deep leans back. Top mishapen may be original. Incised and painted with black paint. Front: 'LONDON 37 WYCOMBE ?. Benchmark on bottom at front. [ Drawings, location and photographs available ] (B1).
Recorded as present in 2002 on Milestones Society survey website on A4010 Wycombe to Aylesbury route National ID number BU_WYAY08. On west side of Wycombe Road on tarmac between grass verges. 32cm wide 32cm deep 84cm high. Carved benchmark. Inscription: front: LONDON 37 WYCOMBE 8. 'Renovated 2002 ? letters are transfers'.
[ Detailed description, location and photograph available ] (B2).
Proposed for inclusion on local list (B3).
Added to local list (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC19208 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Council. 1995. Chilterns AONB Milestone Survey. Stone 14B.
- <2>SBC23398 Digital archive: Milestones Society Web V:1.2. Milestones in pre-1974 county Buckinghamshire. BU_WYAY08.
- <3>SBC24002 Unpublished document: Wycombe District Council. 2011. Local List Descriptions - New Additions to the List.
- <4>SBC24074 Unpublished document: Wycombe District Council. 2011. Cabinet member decision notice on locally-listed buildings.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 80461 02960 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Mar 20 2023 3:58PM
