Building record 1433700000 - 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 to nineteenth century 'cast iron' metal milepost part of 'gout route' missing in Hazelmere on Amersham Road west of War Memorial. Not found in Chilterns Milestone Survey in 1995 or latest Milestones Society Survey updated in 2010. Not on current OS map but confirmed by handwritten notes on microfiched OSD Surveyors Drawings (1814) and one inch OSD Map (1835) Bucks County Museum number XLII sheet 42 now in Centre for Bucks Studies. Inscription: Amersham 5 High Wycombe 2 on Wycombe, Hazelmere, Amersham (F3/F4) route. On page 5 of notes. Recorded as not found on page F of same notes title Mile Stones [Hatfield] Chenies to Henley - "Gout Track" Number 2 on 1" OS (1835). [ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson.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 88885 95330 (point) (Estimated from sources) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 18 2019 10:30AM
