2014

SU8380 : Milestone on the A4

taken 10 years ago, near to Knowl Hill, Wokingham, England

Milestone on the A4
Milestone on the A4
See Link and Link for close-ups. "To Hyde Park Corner 30 miles, Maidenhead 4, Colnbrook 13" and on the other side, "To Reading 9 miles, Bath 76"

The A4 reached its height of importance as a coaching route between London and Bristol around 1836. After this the railways saw to its demise.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Roads, Road transport Road: A4 Primary Subject: Milepost or Milestone other tags: Milestone Milestones Littlewick Green Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Hyde Park Corner 30 Miles [4] · Close-up [2] Other Photos: · Milestone on the A4 (close up) · Milestone on the A4 (close-up) ·
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SU8380, 26 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bikeboy   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 21 September, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 10 October, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 830 801 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.8671N 0:48.2825W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 830 801
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Third Visitor for SU8380) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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