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Milestone East of Thurlibeer House

A Grade II Listed Building in Launcells, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8175 / 50°49'3"N

Longitude: -4.4798 / 4°28'47"W

OS Eastings: 225411

OS Northings: 104926

OS Grid: SS254049

Mapcode National: GBR K5.XT2T

Mapcode Global: FRA 16HY.4JM

Plus Code: 9C2QRG9C+23

Entry Name: Milestone East of Thurlibeer House

Listing Date: 1 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1394302

English Heritage Legacy ID: 503535

ID on this website: 101394302

Location: Red Post, Cornwall, EX23

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Launcells

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Launcells

Church of England Diocese: Truro

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Description


LAUNCELLS

505/0/10021 A3072
01-OCT-10 Milestone East of Thurlibeer House

GV II
A late-C19 milestone standing east of Thurlibeer House on the A3072 road. The rectangular shaped slate stone has straight edges, with a chamfered front surface inscribed 'HOLSY 6 / BUDE 3 1/2 STRATTON 2'. Some of the black paint to the inscription remains. The stone is slightly damaged to the right hand corner.

HISTORY
This milestone is one of a series of slate milestones between Bude and Highampton in Devon, erected in the 1870s when the road was improved. Of the group, three stones have survived in Devon (listed at Grade II), and of the Cornish ones along this stretch, also three survive, of which this is one. The milestone is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1880.

SOURCE
The Milestone Society (2007): http://www.milestone-society.co.uk

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The milestone on the A3072, east of Thurlibeer House, is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

* Despite being a relatively late example and being slightly damaged, this late-C19 milestone is of an unusual material and design, remains fully legible, and survives in its original location.
* It has good group value with a number of other listed milestones of identical design marking this stretch of road.
* It reflects the development of this particular stretch of historic road use and is a physical marker of the area's transport history.

Reasons for Listing


The milestone east of Thurlibeer House on the A3072 (NGR SS2541104926) is listed at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:

* Despite the slight damage to one of its corners and being a relatively late example, this late-C19 milestone is of an unusual design and material (slate), it remains fully legible and survives in its original location.

* It has good group value with a number of other listed milestones of identical design, marking this stretch of road.

* It reflects the development of this particular stretch of historic road use and is a physical marker of the area's transport history.

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