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Old Milestone by the A62, Manchester Road, Slaithwaite
Metal plate attached to stone post by the A62, in parish of HUDDERSFIELD (KIRKLEES District), Manchester Road, Slaithwaite, adjacent to central refuge, near bus stop, on South side of road. Brayshaw & Booth iron casting, erected by the County Council in the 19th century.
Inscription reads:-
: OLDHAM / 12½ : : WAKEFIELD / & / AUSTERLANDS / ROAD / SLAITHWAITE : : HUDDERSFIELD / 5 MILES :
Maker:-
: BRAYSHAW & BOOTH / MAKERS / LIVERSEDGE :
Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1275353
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1275353
Milestone Society National ID: YW_HUOD05.
Image: © C Minto
Taken: 1 Oct 2001
0.04 miles
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Old milestone
This West Riding CC milestone is on Manchester Road, Slaithwaite adjacent to a central refuge and near a bus stop. It had all the old paint stripped off in 2014 and then was repainted. It is another that is set with the metal attachment at full height with all four fixing points into the backing stone visible. There will be 20cm of stone below pavement level. It is Grade II listed 1275353.
Image: © Chris Minto
Taken: 5 Apr 2018
0.04 miles
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Slaithwaite, milepost
Iron milepost on Manchester Road (A62) with stone backing, of a pattern familiar in Yorkshire; the other facet gives distances to Huddersfield (5 Miles).
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 17 Oct 2009
0.05 miles
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Old Bank, Slaithwaite
Looking east along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal at Old Bank, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire.
This section of the canal was once completely filled in. Views of the early stages of the restoration works on this section can be seen at
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Image: © Martin Clark
Taken: Unknown
0.06 miles
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Elizabeth II postbox on Manchester Road (A62), Slaithwaite
Postbox No. HD7 196.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 8 Nov 2018
0.08 miles
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Slaithwaite Cemetery, Manchester Road, Lingards
There was a chapel on the right, which has now been demolished.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 8 May 2008
0.11 miles
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Slaithwaite Cemetery, Manchester Road, Lingards
The north-eastern part of the cemetery, with graves cared for and decorated with floral tributes. The canal is below the trees on the left.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 8 May 2008
0.11 miles
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Old Lock Gate detail
Part of an old lock gate by the towpath of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
Taken during the hot Summer of 2006. By Winter the colours had faded to almost a monochrome, in keeping with the surrounding woodland.
Image: © Howard Selina
Taken: Unknown
0.11 miles
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Terrace houses, Manchester Road A62, Lingards (Slaithwaite)
Not all the same; the two on the left have different window and door lintels, and are narrower from front to back.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 19 Jun 2008
0.12 miles
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Lock 25E, Huddersfield Narrow Canal
Image: © Ian S
Taken: 27 Jul 2016
0.13 miles