Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
24944
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/02/2001
Date of Amendment
28/02/2001
Name of Property
Signpost Penalt/Trelleck
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Trellech United
Town
Monmouth
Locality
Whitebrook
Easting
351068
Northing
207465
Street Side
Location
On the south side of the Whitebrook valley road and about 2500m west of the Church of the Holy Trinity. It is at the crossroads for Whitebrook, Penallt, Monmouth and The Narth.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
A Monmouthshire County Council signpost of the type erected following the County Councils taking over responsibility for roads after the 1888 County Councils Act. It was probably erected in the early C20.
Exterior
Cast iron sign post with four arms. The post is a fluted Doric column which supports two arms with raised lettering PENALT 2 I/2 and NARTH 1 TRELLECK 3. Above these are two more WHITEBROOK 1 3/4 and MONMOUTH 5. The post is topped by a vertical ring inscribed MONMOUTHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as an unaltered probably early C20 Monmouthshire County Council signpost. Now extremely rare in unaltered state.
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