2017

SJ8546 : Newcastle-under-Lyme: 19th-century milepost

taken 7 years ago, near to Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Newcastle-under-Lyme: 19th-century milepost
Newcastle-under-Lyme: 19th-century milepost
A good example of a C19 milepost, illustrating the standardisation of roads and the introduction of turnpikes to facilitate the transport needs of the increasingly industrial landscape of C19 Staffordshire. This cast iron milepost is set in its original location, and is intact.

The milepost is Grade II listed.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Roads, Road transport Place: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Basford Primary Subject: Milepost or Milestone other tags: Milepost Nineteenth Century Grade II Listed Grade II Listed Structure Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SJ8546, 284 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Jonathan Hutchins   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 11 February, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 12 February, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 85647 46474 [1m precision]
WGS84: 53:0.9224N 2:12.9235W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 85647 46474
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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