Building record 1421400000 - Milestones two together on A40
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1162347: 2 MILESTONES AT NUMBER 82, FLANKING GATEWAY. (DBC1652)
Map
Type and Period (1)
- MILESTONE (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
Grade II. Two probable eighteenth to nineteenth century milestones. Next to 82 Oxford Road Denham. One reading 'London 16, Oxford 38, Beaconsfield 7'; the other 'Half a mile from River Colne'. (B1).
Recorded on The Milestones Society updated website as present in 2001 on A40 Uxbridge to Stokenchurch route National ID number BU_LW16a. On east side of road 'outside 82 Oxford Road right of gate of Milestone Cottage near roundabout close to M40'. 45cm wide 33cm deep 87cm high. Inscription : front: HALF A MILE FROM THE RIVER COLNE. ' River painted over.' Carved benchmark at bottom. Two milestones one either side of gate ? One or both moved see National ID number BU_LW16 and CAS number 1218600000. [ Detailed description, location and photograph available ] (B2).
Confirmed by handwritten notes under MILESTONES (In site 1986 except ?). In red C1/2/3/4/5/6/7 L1." On OS 1" 1835, Bryant and Jefferies. 16: [1/2 m from R. Colne [ + 16 from London. In same notes under J in red box. Milestones. 1825 Bryant - Marked from W. Wycombe to Bushey Leys. Maps now in Centre forBucks Studies. [ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS. p100.
- <2>SBC23398 Digital archive: Milestones Society Web V:1.2. Milestones in pre-1974 county Buckinghamshire. BU_LW16a.
- <3>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. MILESTONES (in site 1986 except ?) Under J in red box Milestones 1825 Bryant.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 04629 85386 (point) (Exact) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DENHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2019 11:11AM