SUSTRANS Millennium Milestone - Cliffe, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 46.645 W 000° 59.823
30U E 631983 N 5960619
This is 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: WMWK65
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/14/2017
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This SUSTRANS network milestone marker is on the National Route 65 of the National Cycle Network and runs from Hornsea to Middlesbrough. At this point it also forms a part of the Trans Pennine Trail (east) cycle route between Selby and Hornsea. The route is fully open and signed.
At this point the milestone stands at the side of a house at the junction of Hull Road and Turnham Lane.
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, like this one, 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.
The posts all bear embossed discs showing a "Time Trail" symbol. These form a nationwide puzzle that can be cracked by collecting the symbols.
There are 1,000 cast-iron Millennium Mileposts, donated by The Royal Bank of Scotland, along the UK's National Cycle Network, a Millennium Commission project supported by £43.5m of National Lottery Funds. Each milepost has a Time Trail disc bearing symbols and hieroglyphics bolted into it.
By taking rubbings of these discs it is possible to gain 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.
This type was designed by John Mills and is called 'The Fossil Tree', this post 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.
Condition: Immaculate
Material: Metal
Inscription:
3M SELBY HOWDEN 7M
18M YORK HULL 37M
Name of road: National Cycle Route 65 (Part of the Trans Pennine Trail (east))
Date placed: Not listed
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