Milestone apx 30m SE of A5/ Well Lane junction, A5(T), SMRNO19462

Grid Reference:SJ 3810 1966

Map

Detail

SMR Reference Number	SMRNO19462
SMR System Number	SMRSYSTEMNOCCS:MSA11033
Monument Name	Milestone apx 30m SE of A5/ Well Lane junction, A5(T)
Monument Summary	This site represents: a milestone of post medieval date. The site is protected by Grade II Listing.

Monument Type and Period

Date range	16th century to Early 20th century (pre WW1) - 1500 AD to 1913 AD
Monument Type(s)	MILESTONE

Description and sources

Monument Description
Milestone. Early C19. Thomas Telford, Engineer. Tooled granite with shallow pitched top and chamfered corners. Cast iron plate with superscribed serif lettering; "HOLY-/HEAD/98-M/SALOP/8M-6F". This is one of a series of milestones alongside the A5 (Holyhead Road). Telford was engineer for the Holyhead Road improvements which were carried out into h e 15 years after 1817. L. T. C. Rolt, Thomas Telford (1958), pp110 -129<1>
Source Summary	p92	p92<01>List of Buildings,Department of the Environment (DoE),1987-Nov-27,46th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

Location Information

OS Grid Reference	SJ 3810 1966
Topology	Point
Input Precision	Within 10 Meters of Grid Reference
Map Sheet Reference	SJ31NE
Civil Parish	Great Ness, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire
Civil Parish	Great Ness, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire

Related Resources

A Colour Photograph of the Metal Milepost with Metal Plate at NGR SJ 381 197 approximately 30 metres South East of the A5/Well Lane junction on the A5.

A Colour Photograph of the Metal Milepost with Metal Plate at NGR SJ 381 197 approximately 30 metres South East of the A5/Well Lane junction on the A5, which was taken by Alan Reade on 8th of July 2008 during the Milestone Society�s 2005 to 2008 Survey of