Milestone - Harpenden Common, A1081, St Albans Road, Hertfordshire, UK.
N 51° 48.541 W 000° 21.204
30U E 682447 N 5743109
On Harpenden Common backing onto the cricket ground.
Waymark Code: WMCJZG
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/14/2011
Views: 3
This milestone has the makers name at the top.
Brown and Green, Luton, were the iron founders who made a number of milestones placed in this area. They also manufactured parts for WW1 mills bombs or hand grenades. The firm was later taken over and became Gibbs and Dandy, a DIY shop covering many parts of southern England and beyond.
The 1879 Ordnance Survey map shows it as being:-
London 25
St Albans 4
Luton doesn't get a mention.
Condition: Worn
Material: Metal
Inscription:
Top
Brown and Green
Luton
London 25
Left
St Albans 4
Right
Luton
6
Name of road: A1081, St Albans Road.
Date placed: Not listed
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