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
82555
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/03/2004
Date of Amendment
02/03/2004
Name of Property
Cast-iron Milepost at Waen
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llansantffraid
Town
Locality
Waen
Easting
323612
Northing
319824
Street Side
Location
At east side of the B4393, opposite the entrance to Waen Farm.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Probably late C19 or early C20; Turner Brothers were noted in a trade directory in Newtown in 1903.
Exterior
A cast-iron milepost rounded at top and angled at front. At the head is 'Shrewsbury 18 M'; at left 'Llanfyllin 7 M' and at right 'Oswestry 7 M', in each case with an arrow. The foundry mark 'Turner Bros, Newtown' is faintly impressed. The post is painted white with the raised lettering in black.
Interior
Reason for designation
A late C19 or early C20 cast iron milepost, a relic of the era when former turnpikes were under Local Authority management.
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