Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
19564
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
20/03/1998
Date of Amendment
20/03/1998
Name of Property
Mile marker on the Montygomery to Welshpool Road
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Forden with Leighton and Trelystan
Town
Locality
Kingswood
Easting
324202
Northing
302822
Street Side
W
Location
The mile marker stands at the N end of the village of Kingswood on the N side of the road to Leighton, and 120m N of Birds Corner.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
A cast iron mile marker erected by the Second Division Turnpike Trust in c.1830 on the old road from Welshpool to Montgomery.
Exterior
Cast iron mile marker, triangular in section with a sloping triangular top, reading, on the left WELSHPOOL/+/4-M and arrow right, and on the right MONTGOME (...) / 4-M and arrow left.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its historical significance as a survival of the Montgomeryshire Turnpike Trust.
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