Image halfway towards Kingston Bridge Image is a similar stone Image but with a letter "C" on the left. I thought at first the other may have been meant to mark the boundary between Cheshire and Lancashire with the letter C on the left but the actual boundary between Cheshire and Lancashire is at Broomstair Bridge Image I have now been informed that the C refers to County, not to Cheshire. This type of bridge marker denotes the extent of the road, normally 100 yards, leading up to a bridge that the County, rather than the parish, was responsible for maintaining. Examples of C stones can be found all round the country, and sometimes a pair still exists, one on each side of the bridge. The Milestone Society categorise them as bridge markers.."> Old bridge marker post
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Old bridge marker post

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The photograph on this page of Old bridge marker post by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.

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Old bridge marker post

Image: © Gerald England Taken: 4 Mar 2019

Set into the bottom of the wall Image on Manchester Road Image is an old stone marker post. This is the same stone photographed by the Milestone Society Image in 2017 who describe it as a "Bridge Marker". The wall was heightened during 2017 and the stone has been reset within the wall. The stone appears to be one of a pair as further along the road Image halfway towards Kingston Bridge Image is a similar stone Image but with a letter "C" on the left. I thought at first the other may have been meant to mark the boundary between Cheshire and Lancashire with the letter C on the left but the actual boundary between Cheshire and Lancashire is at Broomstair Bridge Image I have now been informed that the C refers to County, not to Cheshire. This type of bridge marker denotes the extent of the road, normally 100 yards, leading up to a bridge that the County, rather than the parish, was responsible for maintaining. Examples of C stones can be found all round the country, and sometimes a pair still exists, one on each side of the bridge. The Milestone Society categorise them as bridge markers.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.454598
Longitude
-2.094683