Building record 1352500000 - Milepost on A404
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- MILESTONE? (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)
- MILEPOST (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Description
Probable eighteenth or nineteenth century metal milepost in ditch on A404 between Wycome and Amersham. Present in poor codition in 1995. Painted white with lettering in black. Triangular shape. Part of top missing original sides 13 by 17 inches, now 12 by 10 inches. Inscription on top: ' …. FIELD 26' ( ? Hatfield). Eastern face: 'WICOMBE 5 READING 24'. Western face: 'AMERSHAM 2'. On OS map as milestone. No suitable height recorded near this NGR on modern OS.
[ Drawings, location and photographs available ] (B1).
Confirmed by handwritten notes on one inch OS map (1835) Bucks County Museum number XLII sheet 42 page 5 of notes.High Wycombe, Hazelmere, Amersham (F3/F4) route. Inscription Amersham 2 Wycombe 5. Now in Centre for Bucks Studies. Recorded as not found on page F same document.under Mile Stones [Hatfield] Chenies to Henley. Number 5 on 1" OS (1835).On OS 1". [ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC19208 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Council. 1995. Chilterns AONB Milestone Survey. Stone 12.
- <2>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. museum no. XLII sheet 42 pages 5+ F.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 93296 96068 (point) (Exact) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jan 10 2019 11:48AM
