Milestone on the A4
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Milestone on the A4 by Bikeboy as part of the Geograph project.
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Milestone on the A4
Image: © Bikeboy Taken: 21 Sep 2014
See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4200094 and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4200110 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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Image Location
Latitude
51.514451
Longitude
-0.804708