Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
18552
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/07/1997
Date of Amendment
18/07/1997
Name of Property
Milestone
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Isle of Anglesey
Community
Menai Bridge
Town
Menai Bridge
Locality
Easting
255740
Northing
372162
Street Side
E
Location
Set in the corner of the wall outside the front of 'Mile End' house, at the far end of Menai Bridge High Street.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
In 1805 Viscount Thomas James Warren Bulkeley (7th Viscount) made a new road through his land to run along the straits and built a sea-wall 5ft high to protect it. It was opened to the public in 1806. In 1828 it became a turnpike road and the approaches to both Menai Bridge and Beaumaris were improved. The milestone dates from the establishment of the turnpike in 1828, and is one of four originally placed along its route, all of which survive.
Exterior
Dressed granite slab, with shaped (pointed) top, cut with lettering reading: BEAUMARIS / 4 MILES / MENAI BRIDGE / 3 FURLS
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine example of a milestone with considerable local historical significance.
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