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
80893
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/02/2003
Date of Amendment
18/02/2003
Name of Property
Milestone at Dolywern
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Glyntraian
Town
Locality
Dolywern
Easting
322084
Northing
337278
Street Side
W
Location
Set into a wall on the W side of the B4500 road close to Dolywern bridge.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
One of a series of milestones along this road. It was probably erected when Denbighshire County Council took control of the county''s highways in the late C19.
Exterior
Square-section milestone with arched top, later built into a rubble stone wall. Attached to the front is a cast iron plate with arched head, raised margin and letters in relief. It reads ''''Wrexham District / 1894 / DCC'''' under the arch. Beneath are distances in miles and furlongs: Wrexham 15.2 / Chirk 5 / Glyn 1.3 / Llanarmon DC 6.1''''.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its historic interest as a well-preserved County Council milestone, one of the few to survive on this road.
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