Old Milepost, A38 (former A446), London Road, Weeford
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Old Milepost, A38 (former A446), London Road, Weeford by J Higgins as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Old Milepost, A38 (former A446), London Road, Weeford
Image: © J Higgins Taken: Unknown
The milestone is located by Weeford Lodge, on the verge, on the west side of the dual carriageway. Parish of Weeford (Lichfield District). Cast iron post, Lathe iron casting design, erected by the County Council in the 19th/20th century. Milestone is shown disturbed and part buried as a result of the extensive roadworks for the dual carriageway. The milestone has been completed restored and straightened by September 2011. Inscription reads:- LICHFIELD / 4 : : WEEFORD : : COLESHILL / 11 Maker:- Chas. Lathe, Tipton Staffordshire HER Number: 51420 https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MST12690&resourceID=1010 Milestone Society National ID: ST_CLLF11
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
52.633767
Longitude
-1.802421