Description

868/0/10196 TRURO ROAD
01-OCT-10 Milestone opposite No. 92 Truro Road

GV II

Milestone, c1764 for the St Austell and Lostwithiel Trust.
Of granite. It is rectangular with a semi-circular head and stands some 1.15m high. It is inscribed in sans serif capitals: ST / AUSTELL / .i / TRURO / XIII; the lettering is picked out in black paint and the second L in St Austell appears to be a later addition.

HISTORY: The St Austell and Lostwithiel Trust was established by Act of Parliament in 1761. This milestone was one of a number that were erected and maintained by the Trust. The distances were calculated from the eight-mile stone at the end of the adjoining Truro Turnpike Trust; hence the half-mile distance to St Austell shown on all this series of milestones.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: The milestone opposite No.92 Truro Road is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* A legible and intact example of a late-C18 milestone
* Group value with the other listed milestones that were erected by the St Austell and Lostwithiel Trust, one of the earliest turnpike trusts in the county

Reasons for Listing

The milestone opposite No.92 Truro Road is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* A legible and intact example of a late-C18 milestone
* Group value with the other listed milestones that were erected by the St Austell and Lostwithiel Trust, one of the earliest turnpike trusts in the county

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26673501

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Recommended Books

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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)