Old Milestone, National History Museum, Wales.
N 51° 29.214 W 003° 16.420
30U E 480998 N 5704007
Substantial old Stone Milestone, Now located in the St Fagans, National History Museum Wales.
Waymark Code: WMDWP5
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/03/2012
Views: 4
Triangular Stone Milestone on a footpath in the St Fagans Museum of Welsh Life. No reference as to when it was moved to the Museum.
Probally moved during the construction of the A48, A48M, or the M4 motorway.
Proposals for a high-quality new road across South Wales were first made in the 1930s. However, the dualling of the A48 Neath bypass was only completed in 1960, with the A48(M) Port Talbot bypass following in 1966. The latter road, an early example of dual carriageway construction through a built-up area, was the first length of motorway opened to traffic in Wales.[
The following engraved text is difficult to read, (but photographs make it a lot easier to read), as follows.
ABERAVON STREET
TURNPIKE ROAD.
Condition: Worn
Material: Stone
Inscription:
ABERAVON STREET
TURNPIKE ROAD.
RY
Name of road: Footpath in St Fagans Museum, Cardiff, Wales.
Date placed: Not listed
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