Building record 1356700000 - Milestone on A413

Probable eighteenth to nineteenth century milestone on A413 at Padbury Bridge. One of 14 possible milestones (two missing between Buckslow Farm and Whitchurch) on Aylesbury to Buckingham Road recorded by V.F. Bignell [ Bletchley Archaeological and Historical Society ] in January 1964. Mostly grey brown stone, flat faces with chamfered edges and rounded tops. Inscriptions incised and letters painted black Left: BANBURY 19 BUCKINGHAM 2: right: LONDON 55 AYLESBURY 15 WINSLOW 4. On west side of road at Padbury Bridge 26 inches high.
[ Drawings, description and location card consulted ] (B1).
Recorded on Milestones Society website in 2010 as present in 2002 on Aylesbury to Buckingham route A413 National ID number BU_LC55. On west side of road on grass verge in hedge east of Padbury.' Bad chip on top.' 38cm wide 28cm deep 76 cm high. Inscription: left face: BANBURY 19 BUCKINGHAM 2 : right face: LONDON 55 AYLESBURY 15 WINSLOW 4. [ Detailed description, location and photograph available ] (B2).
Confirmed by handwritten notes on microfiched OSD surveyors drawings (1814) from Bucks County Museum now in Centre for Bucks Studies. Museum number13 sheet XII page1 of notes. Inscription: London 55. On Buckingham to Winslow (C6 ) route In same notes under Milestones- Types " N. Aylesbury to Buckingham- C5, C6. Stone- 5 sided. Angled to road, lettered on 2 sides." Note O.S. maps will show present positions- may not coincide with historical positions. In same notes " MILESTONES ( In site 1986 except ? ) and in red C1/2/3/4/5/6/7 L1 and overleaf in blue N. from London". On Bryant and on OS 1" 1835: 55: B- Padbury Br. Not on Jefferies. On OS both underlined. L. in pencil. In same notes under "C in red box Milestones". Sketch of blank stone: 55 London 19 Banbury. In same notes under Milestones and C in red box. In pencil [No mention of milestones in TMs up to 1808]. 1741 Geo.II c. 15 Cont. Act - MSs to be erected.TM. 1808 Mr. Herring to be paid when "[mile]stones properly and rightly spelt, are placed".TM. 1810 50 Geo.III - Rd. to be measured and MSs and posts to be erected.G.91. 1822 (July) Surveyor to give directions for Cast Iron Mile Posts on the road from Buckingham to Wendover and Guide Posts where necessary.TM. But see below in red. 1822 (Oct.) 1. Surveyor to give directions for Mile Stones on "said road" to be fresh painted and letters fresh cut where necessary. 2. Guide Posts to be all new painted and new posts where necessary.TM. 1823 John King to measure the T.P. road and prepare a map or plan for use of the Trustees [See T3/51- P.R.O.].TM. 1828 Measure of road from Wendover to Buckingham 21m. 2f. 121yds.TM. 1829 'Proper hand posts' to be put up, Aylesbury and elsewhere with distanceas marked thereon-.TM. 1832 Asking Mr. King for variations in distance on Wendover//Buckingham Rd. by shortening at Padbury Br. And at Swanbourne turning.W.andB.Trust/Dup.Wis. 1834 Jan. The Clerk to "write to the Clerk of Oak Lane Trust stating that various improvements by shortening the road have been made and the Trustees, presuming that similar improvements have been made on the Oak Lane Trust, wish to be informed whether the milestones on the Oak Lane Trust have been placed accurately from the last mile-stone on the Oxford Road…".TM. 1834 July "…measure distance from 18th milestone on Oxford road….to ascertain where respective milestones (to Buckingham) ought to stand".TM. 1835 2 Mar. Wendover to Buckingham 22m.Dup.Wis. 1835 24 Mar. "…that the present milestones in this Trust be taken up, and new faced and lettered and painted and direct they measure the turnpike road from the 18th milestone on the Uxbridge road from London".TM. 1848 1 June Length of T.P. road 21m. 2furs. 110yds.Dup.Wis. 1858 MSs to be painted.GI.2. 1868 March Surveyor to report on state of milestones and "cost of putting them in good order".TM. 1868 October Tenders for repairing and re-writing milestones - Mr.Hodgkins; at 3/- per stone accepted.TM. 1871 Handposts to be painted and repaired "throughout".TM. [Handwritten notes consulted] (B3).