Monument record MDR8575 - Milestone opposite the Snake Pass Inn, Snake Road, Hope Woodlands

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Full Description

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). Photographic record. (2-3)

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Hill, R (PPJPB). 1985. Peak Park Treasures. D97.
  • <2> Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Black and white photograph collection. 16: 24A.
  • <3> Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Colour photograph collection. Film. 507: 89-90.
  • <4> Index: Higgins, J (The Milestone Society). County Milestone Survey. DY/HOW/05.

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Location

Grid reference SK 1126 9052 (point) (Approximate)
Civil Parish HOPE WOODLANDS, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 13 2011 9:02AM

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