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
19493
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
04/03/1998  
Date of Amendment
22/04/2020  
Name of Property
Telford Milestone (6)  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Isle of Anglesey  
Community
Bodedern  
Town
 
Locality
Caergeiliog  
Easting
231965  
Northing
378427  
Street Side
N  
Location
Located on the N side of the A5 (T), in front of the wall between the entrances to Penmynydd and Heulfre, E of Caergeiliog.  

Description


Broad Class
Transport  
Period
 

History
Following the Act of Union in 1801 a programme to improve the roads between the two capital cities of London and Dublin was initiated. In 1811 Thomas Telford was commissioned to undertake a survey of the roads between London and Holyhead and in 1817 began work on the northern stretch of the road at Shrewsbury. As well as overseeing the work, Thomas Telford also designed every detail of the road, and this milestone is one of a number designed for it. The completion of the stage between Holyhead and Menai Bridge saw all the milestones across Anglesey and into Bangor erected between 1825 and February 1826.  

Exterior
Dressed Anglesey limestone slab, with shallow triangular head and raking chamfered sides. Cast iron inset plate, white lettering on black reading: HOLY- / HEAD / 6 / MONA / 7 / BANGOR / 19. Set in front of a rubble arch incorporated into a boundary wall: a very well preserved example of a “Telford Arch,” thought to have been designed to enhance and draw attention to the milestone.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Listed as a fine example of one of Telford's milestones retaining its cast iron plate.  

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