Old Milestone by A235, Purley Memorial Hospital grounds
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Old Milestone by A235, Purley Memorial Hospital grounds by DJ Whines 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 Milestone by A235, Purley Memorial Hospital grounds
Image: © DJ Whines Taken: 10 Nov 2001
Carved stone post by the A235, in parish of Purley (Croydon District), grounds of Purley Memorial Hospital, in bushes close to boundary wall, on West side of road. Surrey limestone pillar, erected by the Croydon & Reigate turnpike trust in the 18th century. Inscription reads:- : XII / (Miles / from / West / Minster) / Bridge : : XIII / Miles / (from / The / Standard / in) / Cornhill / LONDON / 1743 : : XII / (Miles / from / West) / Minster / Bridge : : 39½ Brighton. : Greater London HER. Identifier: MLO101522 https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=2816320&resourceID=272 Milestone Society National ID: SY_LBT13
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
51.340191
Longitude
-0.114402