Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
25/04/1997
Date of Amendment
25/04/1997
Name of Property
Milepost on B4337 at Alltyblaca
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Location
Situated on the NW side of the B4337, in the centre of Alltyblaca approximately 330m S of the chapel.
History
Mid/late C19 cast-iron milepost made by the Eagle Foundry, Aberystwyth. This section of road was managed by the Aberystwyth Turnpike Trust, which was set up in 1770.
Exterior
Cast-iron milepost with two-faced angled front, bevelled to sloping top.
Left side reads: The right side reads:
TEMPLE BAR LLANBYTHER
7 1
MILES MILE
Base signed: Eagle foundary Co., Aberystwyth.
Reason for designation
Listed for its historic interest as a survival of early road transport history of the region.
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