Description

ENDON AND STANLEY

1798/0/10027 CLAY LAKE (B5051)
29-JUL-08 Milepost outside 'Kings Croft', west
of Endon Village

GV II
Milepost. Dated 1879 by Hales & Co. of Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent. Cast iron. A convex-shaped rectangular display set on a circular shaft which has a domed head. The display is divided down the centre and inscribed on the left side: `LEEK / 5 / MILES', and on the right: `NEWCASTLE / 6½ / MILES'.

HISTORY: The road between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Leek, which ran via Burslem, was turnpiked in 1765. A further turnpike road (now the A53), built under an Act of 1840, enters Endon from the south west and joined the former to the north east of Endon. The mileposts on the Newcastle-Leek road which dated from the early C19 were replaced in 1879 following the introduction of a countywide replacement scheme. On the First Edition Ordnance Survey map (1879) the distances given relate to the earlier milepost; those on later editions give the distances to Burslem and Leek rather than Newcastle as inscribed on the milepost itself. This is true for all the markers on this route.

SOURCES
Ordnance Survey maps (1879, 1899, 1925)

REASON FOR DESIGNATION DECISION:
This milepost on the B5051, to the west of Endon, merits designation at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It is a legible, intact example of a late-C19 milepost, reflecting the expansion of the road network and the impact of the 1773 general Turnpike Act, which made recording mileage compulsory.
* It is comparable to other listed cast iron mileposts on the Newcastle to Leek turnpike road.

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Reasons for Listing

This milepost on the B5051, to the west of Endon, is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It is a legible, intact example of a late-C19 milepost, reflecting the expansion of the road network and the impact of the 1773 general Turnpike Act, which made recording mileage compulsory.
* It is comparable to other listed cast iron mileposts on the Newcastle to Leek turnpike road.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26671894

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)