Building record 1362500000 - Milestone on A404
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 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_RGHT21x. One of a pair of gate posts. Opposite The Beech PH on north side of road.' Pillar shaped stone snapped then stuck in cement.' 25cm wide 25cm deep 90cm high. Not recorded on current OS map but in original site on 1st edition 1:2500 with inscription Amersham 6 Wycombe 1 recorded. Present site recorded using GPS recordings from website. ' Letters just discernable but not readable. Presumably replaced by by metal posts'. Other post on website National ID number BU_RGHT21y SMR record 143220000. [ Detailed description, location and photograph available ] (B1).
Confirmed by handwritten notes of microfiched OSD Surveyors Drawings (1814) and one inch OS map (1835) Bucks County Museum Number XLII sheet 42 now in Centre for Bucks Studies. High Wycombe, Hazelmere, Amersham (F3/F4) route. Inscription: Amersham 6 Wycombe 1. On page 5 of notes. Recorded as not found on page F of notes under title Mile Stones [Hatfield] Chenies to Henley - " Gout Track". But see above. Number 1 on 1" OS (1835). [ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC23398 Digital archive: Milestones Society Web V:1.2. Milestones in pre-1974 county Buckinghamshire. BU_RGHT21x.
- <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SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson.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 87596 94505 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 28 2019 10:28AM
