2016

SJ4070 : Old Milepost by the A41, south of Backford Bridge

taken 8 years ago, near to Backford, Cheshire West And Chester, England

Old Milepost by the A41, south of Backford Bridge
Old Milepost by the A41, south of Backford Bridge
Cast iron post by the A41, in parish of Moston (Chester District), South of Backford Bridge, in hedge, on West side of road. Cast iron CCC1896, erected by the County Council in the 19th century.

Inscription reads:-
: GREAT SUTTON / 3½ MILES / LITTLE SUTTON 4 / EASTHAM 6½ / BROMBOROUGH 8 / NEW FERRY 10 / BIRKENHEAD 12½ : : CHESHIRE / 1896 / COUNTY COUNCIL : : CHESTER / 3 MILES :
Maker:-
: W H SMITH & CO / MAKERS / WHITCHURCH :

Milestone Society National ID: CH_CHBH03

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Primary Subject: Milepost or Milestone Milestoneid: CH CHBH03 other tags: Milepost Milestone Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Moston Road A41 [4] ·
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SJ4070, 53 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John S Turner   (more nearby)
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Milestone Society   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 1 September, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 10 December, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 40047 70906 [1m precision]
WGS84: 53:13.9074N 2:53.9765W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 40047 70906
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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