Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
81180
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
12/06/2003
Date of Amendment
12/06/2003
Name of Property
Milepost on Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Torfaen
Community
Panteg
Town
Pontypool
Locality
Griffithstown
Easting
329339
Northing
198672
Street Side
Location
Situated on the E side of the canal just W of Chestnut Cottages and some 100m E of Griffithstown Junior School.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
Late C18 or early C19 cast iron milepost on the Monmouthshire Canal. Built by Thomas Dadford Junior 1792-9, the canal ran between Newport and Pontnewynydd, with a branch between Crindau and Crumlin. The Monmouthshire Canal Company became the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company in 1848 so this milepost must be from before this change.
Exterior
Milepost, cast iron, approximately 85cm high. Large circle with raised lettering in centre with raised lettering above and below. Rectangle with raised lettering at ground level. Lettering reads from top ''''FROM POTTER STREET LOCK 8 MILES M.C.Co.''''.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for historic transport interest on a canal which was a prime factor in the industrial development of the Gwent Valleys.
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