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
87950
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Interim Protection  
Date of Designation
 
Date of Amendment
 
Name of Property
Milepost outside No. 7 Hanky Terrace, Plymouth Street  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Merthyr Tydfil  
Community
Town  
Town
Merthyr Tydfil  
Locality
 
Easting
305451  
Northing
205006  
Street Side
E  
Location
On the E side of Plymouth Street.  

Description


Broad Class
 
Period
 

History
Probably dating to the 1830s as part of improvements to Plymouth Road Turnpike. Shown on or near its current position on the 1st and 2nd editions of Ordnance Survey Map (1886 and 1901 respectively), but by 1922 had relocated close to a signal point at Merthyr Junction – possibly for safekeeping when this side of Plymouth Street was terraced in 1918-1919. Reinstated on Plymouth Street mid-C20. Originally one of a network of mileposts on the Cardiff-Caerphilly-Merthyr road, two others are known to survive, one in Birchgrove, Cardiff (ref 25525) and the other in Gabalfa, Cardiff (ref 22523).  

Exterior
Cast iron milepost facing to Plymouth Street. Painted white with black lettering. Pedimented backplate reads “LONDON / 183”. Chamfered triangular form, left side with “CARDIFF / 23”, right side with “MERTHYR / 1”. Splayed base and slight plinth.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a good surviving example of a mid-C19 turnpike milepost. This structure has been afforded Interim Protection under Section 79 the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023. It is an offence to damage this structure and you may be prosecuted. To find out more about Interim Protection, please visit the statutory notices page on the Cadw website. For further information about this structure, or to report any damage please contact Cadw.  

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