Building record 1356800000 - Milestone on A413

Probable eighteenth to nineteenth century milestone on A413 in Padbury. One of 14 possible milestones (two missing between Bucklsow Farm and Whitchurch) on the Aylesbury to Buckingham road recorded by V. J. Bignell [ Bletchley Archaeological and Historical Society ] in January 1964. Mostly grey brown stone, flat faces, chamfered with rounded tops. Inscriptions incised and painted black. This example in damaged with sheild shaped 5 inch depression. 38 inches high on west side of road. [ Drawings, description and location card consulted ] (B1).
Recorded as present in 2002 on Milestones Society website on Aylesbury to Buckingham route A413 National ID number BU_LC54.' On London Road south east of Padbury village'. ' Set in concrete lichen and moss on stone'. 31cm wide 25cm deep 75cm high. Inscription: left face: BUCKINGHAM 3 BANBURY 3: right face: LONDON 54 AYLESBURY14 WINSLOW 3. [Detailed description, location and photograph] (B2).
Confirmed by handwrtten notes on microfiched OSD surveyors drawings (1814 ) from Bucks County Museum number 13 sheet XII page 1 of notes now in Centre for Bucks Studies. Inscription: London 54. On Buckingham to Winslow (C6) route. Also 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 under " MILESTONES ( In site 1986 except ? ) and in red C1/2/3/4/5/6/7 L1 and in blue overleaf N. from London." On Bryant and Jefferies and OS 1" 1835 : 54: SE of Padbury. L in pencil. 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 MSs and posts to be erected.G9.1. 1822 (July) Surveyor to give directions for Cast Iron Mile Posts on the road from Buckinghammm to Wendover andGuide 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. 1888 Measure of road from Wendover to Buckingham 21m. 2f. 121yds.TM. 1829 'Proper hand posts' to be put up, Aylesbury and elsewhere with distances marked thereon-.TM. 1832 Asking Mr. King for variations in distance on Wendover/Buckingham road by shortening at Padbury Br. And at Swanbourne turning. W.and B. 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. 1843 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. G.1.2. 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)