Milepost on A404
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18th to 19th Century milepost on A404 at Hazelmere may be missing
Probable eighteenth to nineteenth century 'cast iron' metal milepost part of 'gout route' missing in Hazelmere on Amersham Road west of War Memorial. Not found in Chilterns Milestone Survey in 1995 or latest Milestones Society Survey updated in 2010. Not on current OS map but confirmed by handwritten notes on microfiched OSD Surveyors Drawings (1814) and one inch OSD Map (1835) Bucks County Museum number XLII sheet 42 now in Centre for Bucks Studies. Inscription: Amersham 5 High Wycombe 2 on Wycombe, Hazelmere, Amersham (F3/F4) route. On page 5 of notes. Recorded as not found on page F of same notes title Mile Stones [Hatfield] Chenies to Henley - "Gout Track" Number 2 on 1" OS (1835). [ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B1).
According to Peter Gullands extensive study on The Toll Roads of Buckinghamshire 1706-1881 this was on the Reading and Hatfield Turnpike Road linking Reading and Hatfield ? the gout route. 50 miles long 22 1/2 in Bucks. Thought to initiated by Lord Cecil of Hatfield for his visits to Bathwith a detour to Cassiobury House WTFORD FOR A FELLOW SUFFERER. The origanal stones were probably put up by Lored Cecil. 5 of these earlier ones survive they are thin stones with domed tops and lower case lettere on 3 curved faces. 2 are gateposts in Flackwell Heath, 2 driveway ornaments in Terrirers, one survives in CHILTEN Open Air Museum from Little Chalfont. These stones were replaced round 1770 by more stones all 50. Then in the early nineteenth century these were replaced by trianglar tops with raised lettering by Marlow and Sons of Readinng There only 3 of these milemarkrs left on this route in \bucks.. According to sources there should be 230 milemarkers in Bucks there are modern records of 116. During WW2 some were removed fro securiyty reasonsometimes mot returned or pot on wrong place. [ Copy in HER ] (B2).
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18th to 19th Century milepost on A404 at Hazelmere may be missing
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