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
17360
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
Mellington
Easting
325845
Northing
292851
Street Side
N
Location
Located on the N side of the B4385 in the grass verge in Mellington.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Exterior
C18. Rectangular, sandstone upright with rounded top. A cast iron plate also with rounded head is fixed to the front face. It is painted white and has a rounded, black painted rim. The stonework above is also painted white. There is an inscribed bench mark below it. The plate displays letters in relief and in capitals, which read:
Miles
From
MT,Gomery 31/2
BPS, Castle. 5
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a well preserved milestone characteristic of turnpike roads. Association with other milestones and a toll house along the B4385.
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