Listed Building record MDR8575 - Milestone, Snake Road, Hope Woodlands
Type and Period (1)
- MILESTONE (Georgian to 21st Century - 1828 AD to 2050 AD)
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Full Description
Milestone, Snake Road, Hope Woodlands, erected in 1828.
'Milestone. Triangular in cross-section, c. 1m high. Two inscribed sides, one reading "SHEFF" with "17" below; the other reads "MANC" with "21" below. The milestone is in the same series as SMRs 8259, 8260, 8263, 8264. All are on Telford's 1818 Sheffield to Glossop Turnpike (1-4).
From the National Heritage List for England:
'SK 19 SW PARISH OF HOPE WOODLANDS SNAKE ROAD 11/19 (South Side) Milestone II
Milestone. 1828. Gritstone, triangular in plan. Inscribed MANC/21, SHEFF/17. The Snake Pass was a toll road sanctioned by Act of Parliament in 1818 and opened in 1821, Thomas Telford engineer.
Listing NGR: SK1126190522.'
(5)
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDR19109 Bibliographic reference: Hill, R (PPJPB). 1985. Peak Park Treasures. D97.
- <2> SDR18970 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Black and white photograph collection. 16: 24A.
- <3> SDR18975 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Colour photograph collection. Film. 507: 89-90.
- <4> SDR19355 Index: Higgins, J (The Milestone Society). County Milestone Survey. DY/HOW/05.
- <5> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1203888?section=official-list-entry.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 11261 90522 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOPE WOODLANDS, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jan 4 2024 12:39AM