Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
17344
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/10/1996
Date of Amendment
01/10/1996
Name of Property
Milestone
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Churchstoke
Town
Montgomery
Locality
Churchstoke
Easting
327882
Northing
293866
Street Side
S
Location
Located in the verge on the S side of the A489 in front of the car park to Harry Tuffins supermarket.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Exterior
Rectangular, sandstone upright with rounded top. A cast iron plate also with a rounded head is fixed to the front face. It is painted white and has a rim which is painted black. The plate displays letters in relief and in capitals, which read:
Miles
From
W, Pool. 10
BPS, Castle. 5
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a milestone characteristic of turnpike roads, and one of several milestones surviving along the A489. It is also similar in style to those on the B4385.
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