Monument record MDR6642 - Milepost, Main Road, Hathersage

Type and Period (1)

  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

Cast iron mile post on the south side of Sheffield road. Approximately 1m high and 0.6m wide. The west face reads: 'HATHERSAGE / CASTLETON / 6 MILES / CHAPEL EN LE / FRITH / 12 MILES' and the east face reads: 'SHEFFIELD / 10 MILES'. (1) Photographic record. (2-5) Former Sheffield-Chapel-en-le-Frith turnpike to west of main street before the junction to Bakewell. (7)

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Index: Davies, J (PPJPB). 1983. Peak Park Treasures D42. D42.
  • <2> Photograph: PPJPB. Black and White.
  • <3> Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Black and white photograph collection. 1993: 493.25a.
  • <4> Photograph: PPJPB. Hathersage, Milestone.
  • <5> Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Slide Collection. 1993: 7440.1.
  • <6> Index: Higgins, J (The Milestone Society). County Milestone Survey. DY/HAG/01.
  • <7> Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D (ed.). 1997. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology. A Gazetteer of Sites. Part IV. Derbyshire Dales.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 2331 8158 (point) (Centre)
Civil Parish HATHERSAGE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jan 29 2018 3:01PM

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