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Latitude: 52.5438 / 52°32'37"N
Longitude: -2.4889 / 2°29'20"W
OS Eastings: 366940
OS Northings: 294110
OS Grid: SO669941
Mapcode National: GBR BW.DV9C
Mapcode Global: VH83G.TB27
Plus Code: 9C4VGGV6+GC
Entry Name: Signpost at Morville road junction
Listing Date: 8 December 2017
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1449498
ID on this website: 101449498
Location: Morville, Shropshire, WV16
County: Shropshire
Civil Parish: Morville
Traditional County: Shropshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
A monolithic sandstone signpost at a road junction in the centre of the village of Morville, of C18 or C19 date.
A signpost at a road junction in the centre of the village of Morville, of C18 or C19 date.
MATERIALS & PLAN: a red sandstone, monolithic post, square on plan.
The post has a square base with broach stops which transition to a chamfered shaft. This rises to a square head which has rectangular recesses at either side to receive sign boards (now lost). Above this is a pointed cap, which was originally more elaborate with a decorative finial.
The signpost is recorded on the Ordnance Survey map published in 1884. It appears to date from the late C18 or early C19.
The signpost at Morville road junction, Shropshire is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest
* As a prominent feature at the juncture at the centre of the village;
* Its setting in a Conservation Area.
Historic interest
* A stone signpost which predates 1884.
Group value
* With Morville Hall (Grade I) and the Walls and Gate Piers of Morville House (Grade II).
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