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Signpost Penalt/Trelleck

A Grade II Listed Building in Trellech United (Tryleg Unedig), Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7637 / 51°45'49"N

Longitude: -2.7104 / 2°42'37"W

OS Eastings: 351068

OS Northings: 207465

OS Grid: SO510074

Mapcode National: GBR JK.04XZ

Mapcode Global: VH870.YXZT

Plus Code: 9C3VQ77Q+FR

Entry Name: Signpost Penalt/Trelleck

Listing Date: 28 February 2001

Last Amended: 28 February 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 24944

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300024944

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.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Monmouth

Community: Trellech United (Tryleg Unedig)

Community: Trellech United

Locality: Whitebrook

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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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.

Reasons for Listing

Included as an unaltered probably early C20 Monmouthshire County Council signpost. Now extremely rare in unaltered state.

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  • II* Terraces at High Glanau
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