Milestone, A24 London Road, South Morden, London UK
Posted by: AngelPick
N 51° 23.798 W 000° 12.030
30U E 694743 N 5697652
A very skewed and old Milestone.
Waymark Code: WMBQDX
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/13/2011
Views: 3
The British Heritage website states the following:
Milestone. C18. Tooled Portland stone. Square in section with
pyramidal top. Engraved inscription on side reads "10 miles to
Whitehall".
Unfortunately it is not very straight, see photos, I visited it on a very busy day so never had enough time to have a proper look but it was either struck by a car or vandals tried moving it (unlikely).
It is very old, post-medieval no less.
Condition: Distressed
Date placed: 01/01/1800
Material: Stone
Inscription: 10 Miles to Whitehall
Name of road: A24 London Road (Stane Street)
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