Milestone – Huddersfield Road – Brighouse, Yorkshire, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 42.038 W 001° 46.740
30U E 580607 N 5950906
Unusual cast metal milestone on the A641 behind a bus shelter.
Waymark Code: WMG7XD
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/26/2013
Views: 3
In Yorkshire metal milestones very often consist of a triangular prism shape at the bottom surmounted by a flat semi circular plate.
In this case the milestone is a totally cast metal plate and stands next to a wall at the rear of a narrow pavement. There is a bus stop at the side of the road with a shelter.
It appears that it is flat so that it does not project onto the pavement and cause an obstruction.
At this point the road is very close to a bridge that crosses the Calder and Hebble Naviagtion. The road was widened in 1905 and it’s possible that the milestone was erected then. These days there is a Sainsbury’s supermarket behind the wall.
Condition: Worn
Material: Metal
Inscription:
BRADFORD & HUDDERSFIELD
ROAD
BRIGHOUSE
BRAYSHAW & BOOTH
MAKERS
LIVERSEDGE
BRADFORD HUDDERSFIELD
7 MILES 4 MILES
Name of road: Huddersfield Road
Date placed: Not listed
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