Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
18379
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
25/04/1997
Date of Amendment
25/04/1997
Name of Property
Telford Milestone (30) by Bethesda Football Club
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Bethesda
Town
Bangor
Locality
Bethesda
Easting
262577
Northing
366348
Street Side
W
Location
Situated some 300m S of centre of Bethesda near football club pavilion.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
Georgian
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. Milestones between Bangor and Cernioge were erected in the period between 1825 and February 1827.
Exterior
Dressed Anglesey limestone slab, with shallow triangular head and raking chamfered sides. Cast iron inset plate, white lettering on black reading: HOLY- / HEAD / 30 / BANGOR / 5 / C. CURIG / 9M – 3F. Bench mark on stone below plate.
Set in front of a slate arch incorporated into a slate block boundary wall: an 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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