Description

418/0/10004
30-APR-08

LONGNOR
B5053
Milestone South of Longnor Market Place

II

An early C18 stone waymarker with later ball finial. The south facing side reads BAKEWELL (with hand pointing to the right) LEEK (with hand pointing to the left). The east facing side reads BUXTON (with hand pointing to the right) ASHBURN with hand pointing to the left). The north facing side reads LEEK (with hand pointing to the right) BAKEWELL (with hand pointing to the left). The hands used to depict the respective directions are gauntlet clad.

HISTORY: This stone waymarker is believed to have been erected between 1709 and 1711 and therefore predates the later C18 expansion in the formal road network as a result of the introduction of turnpike legislation.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION
Stone waymarker south of Longnor Market Place is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* A particularly well preserved example of an early C18 stone waymarker
* It stands in close proximity to a large number of listed buildings including a cross
* It is similar in character to the distinctive Derbyshire guide stoops

Reasons for Listing

* A particularly well preserved example of an early C18 stone waymarker
* It stands in close proximity to a large number of listed buildings including a cross
* It is similar in character to the distinctive Derbyshire guide stoops

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26671804

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014