Old milestone
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Old milestone
Image: © Chris Minto Taken: 19 Jan 2022
Since the last photograph of this West Riding CC milestone which has lost its metal attachment, a new school has been built on the fields over the fence. It is near an Electricity sub-station. The left face had DONCASTER/4 MILES, the right face YORK/32¾ MILES/TADCASTER/23½ MILES/WAKEFIELD/16 MILES/LEEDS/23½ MILES/PONTEFRACT/10¼ MILES. TADCASTER & DONCASTER/ROAD/ADWICK/LE/STREET was on the top section. The foundry name Brayshaw & Booth of Liversedge would have been on the bevel. The place names were set at an angle to fit in the longest name, Pontefract.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.565733
Longitude
-1.196564