Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
18987
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
15/10/1997
Date of Amendment
15/10/1997
Name of Property
Milepost in Tavernspite village
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Lampeter Velfrey
Town
Locality
Tavernspite
Easting
218186
Northing
212648
Street Side
N
Location
E of village of Tavernspite, N side of road
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
A milepost on one of the roads which were shown on the map in the 1844 Inquiry Report as managed by the Tavernspite Turnpike Trust. The Trust appears to be of C18 origin. It was controlled under an act of 1808. Following the Rebecca riots all Pembrokeshire turnpike roads were taken over in 1845 by the County Roads Board. It was probably after this consolidation that the foundry of Joseph Marychurch, Haverfordwest, cast the plates for the mileposts.
Exterior
Milepost consisting of two cast-iron plates each with its top pointed. The plates are butted together at 90 degrees, fixed to a solid backing but not fixed to each other.
The W-facing plate reads '16 miles 1301 yards to Carmarthen'. The E-facing plate reads '4 miles 1219 yards to Narberth'. Both plates have the wording 'Marychurch Foundry' in smaller lettering at the foot. This milepost is the first on the Tavernspite turnpike, close to the position where the turnpike gate stood.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a C19 cast-iron milepost of distinctive local type, the first on the Tavernspite Turnpike.
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