Old milestone on Shibden Hall Road
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Old milestone on Shibden Hall Road
Image: © Robert Glover Taken: 17 Nov 2020
On Shibden Hall Road north east of Halifax this old stone may have been moved from its original location. Both Wakefield and Bradford are inscribed on it and both are to the east. A more logical site would be near what is now the A56/A649/A644 junction in Hipperholme. There was a Wakefield - Halifax turnpike dating from 1741 that would have passed near the present junction in Hipperholme. The face of the stone flush with the wall has Bradford inscribed. The rest is hidden by the top stone of the wall.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.728662
Longitude
-1.846091