Building record 1471900000 - Milestone old A404

In Peter Gullands exxtensive study of The Toll Roads of Buckinghamshire 1706-1881 with their connections into neighbouring counties 2017. During WW2 milearkers were removed for security reasons and sometimes not replaced or put back in wrong place. After trusts closed in 1880s or 1890s on some roads with missing milemarkers a standardised metal post with 2 white faces with black paint that the Milestones Society calls Bucks Pressings. This is one of 116 modern records compared with 230 in ancient sorces according to PG. This is on The Reading and Hatfield Turnpike Road 1767 road p 175 original milestones thin milestones two as gatepots in Flackwell Heath and in Chilterns open air museum from Chalfontv St Giles and one in Terriers.They predate the trust and were taken over by the trust. This was proably the gout ruote and was set up by they landowner for a better route to Bath leaving Hatfield house and detour to Cassioberry House near Watford. Now broken up into several routes including this section old A404 near Marlow. PG dos not think gout route is historic 22 1/2 miles in Bucks. They replaced the old stones with an order of 50 stones with capital lettes then replaced these ae with 50 cast iron mileposts wih triangular top and Hatfield on top by Wilder and Sons of Reading probably in early 19th century according to PG. This was on the branch from Marlow to Knowl hill to Burchetts Green. [Copy in HER] (B2)