SUSTRANS Millenium Milestone – Apperley Bridge, UK
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N 53° 50.688 W 001° 43.047
30U E 584381 N 5967017
One of 1000 cycle path mileposts sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland to celebrate both the millennium and the SUSTRANS national cycle network.
Waymark Code: WMGCHR
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/14/2013
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Shipley and Bingley are to the West and Rodley and Leeds are to the East.
A SUSTRANS network milestone marker on national route 66. At this point it is sharing the towpath of the Leeds – Liverpool canal. Cycle route 66 links Manchester with Kingston-upon-Hull.
SUSTRANS is an organisation that promotes the use of cycles as a green form of transport. A national network of cycle routes is being developed in conjunction with local councils. Wherever possible the routes avoid roads, but in some places have to share the road network.
As part of the millennium celebrations 1000 mileposts have been installed at various positions throughout the whole SUSTRANS network as part of a Millennium Commission project supported by £43.5m of National Lottery Funds.
The posts all bear embossed discs showing a "Time Trail" symbol. These form a nationwide puzzle that can be cracked by collecting the symbols. By taking rubbings of these discs it is possible to gains clues to help decipher the code. There are several layers to uncover to reach the solution and a special Ultimate Prize for those who can work it out. For many, especially children and families, the fun will be in just getting out on the Network to find the mileposts and discs.
There are a number of different types of milestone and this type was designed by John Mills and is called 'The Fossil Tree'. This design takes the form of an abstract tree with relief imagery of fossils depicting the passage of time from early primitive creatures to the ultimate demise of fossil fuel driven technology.
The milestones were presented to each local community in the bare metal state that can be seen on this one. Each community was encouraged to paint them using their own colour scheme, but this one has been left bare.
Condition: Immaculate
Date placed: 01/01/2001
Material: Metal
Inscription:
4M SHIPLEY RODLEY 3M
7M BINGLEY LEEDS 9 1/2M
National Cycle Network 66
The Royal Bank
of Scotland
This is one of
1000 mileposts
funded by The
Royal Bank of
Scotland to
mark the
creation of
the
National
Cycle Network
Name of road: The Leeds and Liverpool Canal
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