Building record 1360200000 - Milestone on A4
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- MILESTONE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Description
Probable eighteenth to nineteenth century milestone on A4 in Taplow west of railway bridge. Recorded as present in 2001 on Milestones Society website on London to Maidenhead route national ID number BU_LB25. 42cm wide 42cm deep 67cm high on south side of road. 'Beside petrol station opposite PH on well kept grass verge'. Inscription left: MAIDENHEAD 1: front: LONDON 25: right: SLOUGH 4 .' On back can still read on right side XXV Miles to Hyde Park corner'.
[ Detailed description, location and photograph available ] (B1).
Confirmed by handwritten notes on 1" OS map (1835) was in Bucks County Museum now in Centre for Bucks Studies. Museum number 52/2 sheet XLVII page 7 of notes. Inscription: Maidenhead 1. On Maidenhead East A4 (D2) route.
[ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC23398 Digital archive: Milestones Society Web V:1.2. Milestones in pre-1974 county Buckinghamshire. BU_LB25.
- <2>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. museum no 52/2 sheet XLVII page 7.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 9091 8123 (point) (Exact) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 21 2019 11:17AM
