Monument record 1432200000 - Milestone on A404
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- MILESTONE (Demolished 2013, 18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
Probable eighteenth to nineteenth century moved milestone on A404 Amersham Road at Terriers Green. Recorded as present in 2002 on Milestones Society survey website on Wycombe to Amersham route National ID number BU_RGHT21y. One of a pair of gate posts. Opposite The Beech PH on north side of road. 25cm wide 25cm deep 84cm high. Not recorded on current OS map. Not possible to map original site as no inscription recorded so co-ordinates given by GPS on website used to record current site on OS map. 'These must be stones that were replaced with cast iron'. Other post on website National ID number BU_RGHT21x SMR record 1362500000. [ Detailed description, location and photograph available ] (B1).
Both milestones removed sometime between April 2012 and September 2014 (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC23398 Digital archive: Milestones Society Web V:1.2. Milestones in pre-1974 county Buckinghamshire. BU_RGHT21y.
- <2>SBC26257 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BC). 2023. Information from Google Streetview, contemporary OS mapping and most recent aerial photos.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 8811 9492 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Oct 22 2024 1:31PM
