Cast iron milestone plate on High Street, London Colney
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Cast iron milestone plate on High Street, London Colney
Image: © David Howard Taken: 20 Nov 2014
Although on a stone using the standard distance format, using a metal sign would be one of the earliest official road direction signs as well, having been carved onto the stone directly for far longer previously. It's probably Victorian, and the early end by both the design and spelling of Barnett as that had become Barnet by the time the railway came.
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Image Location
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51.723803
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-0.296366