2016

SJ2783 : Old Milepost by the A551, Barnston Road, Wirral

taken 8 years ago, near to Barnston, Wirral, England

Old Milepost by the A551, Barnston Road, Wirral
Old Milepost by the A551, Barnston Road, Wirral
Cast iron post by the A551, in parish of HESWALL (WIRRAL District), opposite Tree Tops, Barnston, in hedge, on East side of road. Cast iron CCC1896, erected by the County Council in the 19th century.

Inscription reads:-
: BARNSTON / ¼ MILE / GAYTON 1¾ / NESTON 4½ : : CHESHIRE / 1896 / COUNTY COUNCIL : : WOODCHURCH / 2 MILES / BIRKENHEAD 6 :
Maker:-
: W H SMITH & CO / MAKER / WHITCHURCH :

Milestone Society National ID: CH_BHNS06

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Primary Subject: Milepost or Milestone Milestoneid: CH BHNS06 other tags: Milepost Milestone Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Pensby Road [11] · Heswall [5] · Barnston Road [4] · A551 [2] ·
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SJ2783, 13 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John S Turner   (more nearby)
Contributed by
Milestone Society   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 7 September, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 23 April, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 27988 83690 [1m precision]
WGS84: 53:20.7109N 3:4.9880W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 27988 83690
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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