Old milestone
Introduction
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Old milestone
Image: © Chris Minto Taken: 9 Jan 2022
The 615 milestones set up for the West Riding CC in 1893/94 mostly had a protruding metal attachment to a backing stone. Where the space was narrow as on a pavement or bridge, flat castings were made. Less than 20 have been recorded. This one is on Low Street in Sherburn in Elmet which used to be the A162 until the by-pass was built. There is a hole in the top of the backing stone which may signify it was used by the Ordnance Survey as a bench mark. The foundry name Brayshaw & Booth Liversedge is cast just above DONCASTER.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.795288
Longitude
-1.250936