Milestone on W verge opposite 76 to 82 Colchester Road (EHER 15742)

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Summary

19th century milestone, square plan with hipped top.

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Grid reference	TM 1233 1612 (point)
Civil Parish	ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

MILESTONE (C19, Late 18th century to Late 19th century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Milestone dating to the 19th century. Square plan with hipped top. Parish of St Osyth inscribed on roadside face. Return inscriptions worn but believed to give distances to Colchester and Clacton. Probably one of the latest milestones beside a public highway together with those at Alresford and Great Bentley. John Booker Essex and the Industrial Revolution. <1><2>

Sources

--- SEX56253 Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 1 frame, 7/1985.
<1> SEX85 DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Tendring. p51.
<2> SEX54002 Bibliographic reference: Booker, J.. 1974. Essex and the Industrial Revolution.

Related Events (1)

Field Survey: Survey by Essex County Council of Road Transport: Tollhouses, Milemarkers and Signposts, 2001-2002 (EEX53406)

Other References

Old SMR Number: 34812

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