Milepost in Buckingham
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Description
18th or 19th Century milepost on Buckingham to Brill road in Buckingham
Probable eighteenth to nineteenth cast iron milepost on Buckingham to Brill road in Buckingham recorded by P.N.Jarvis [ Bletchley Archaeological and Historical Society ] in January 1965. One of 12 on this road. All present on current OS map though not recorded as such in 1965. All had painted figures. Inscription: BUCKINGHAM 1: BRILL 14. See is Brill 15 below this is correct NGR. [ Sample drawing and location available ] (B1).
Recorded on Milestones Society updated website in 2010 national ID number BU_BRBU15 on Brill to Buckingham route. Diamond shape on unclassified road. Marked with an X in record may be missing. Inscription differs from that recorded in 1965. Inscription: left: BRILL 15: BUCKINGHAM 1: top: BUCKINGHAM PARISH. [ Further description available ] (B2).
Confirmed by handwritten notes under " MILE POSTS BUCKINGHAM to BRILL ( Max Davies only )". NGR: 688 327. Parish: ? . Number on 1" OS 1835 none. Information: Poor condition: metal mile post: some painted letters etc: ( Brill 15. Buck-1). Illus as over.Illustration annotated: Metal mile posts on Buckingham to Brill road. No makers name. All similar design. [ Handwritten notes and illustration consulted ] (B3).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
18th or 19th Century milepost on Buckingham to Brill road in Buckingham
Date Listed
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