Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Milestone Photograph
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 585 | |
Manual Reference | ANGLESEY022 | |
Type | Mile stone | |
Title | Milestone | |
Designer | Telford, Thomas | |
Date of design | 1817-32 | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | ||
Road | A4080 | |
Precise Location | In the centre of Llanfairpwll, set into the wall outside Ty Coch, on the north side of Holyhead Road, opposite Ty Gwyn public house | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | SH526716 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
Dressed granite slab set into wall with shallow triangular head and raking chamfered sides. Cast iron inset plate with lettering. | ||
Cadw listing: 'Following the Act of Union in 1801 a programme to improve the roads between the two capital cities of London and Dublin was initiated. In 1811 Thomas Telford was commissioned to undertake a survey of the roads between London and Holyhead and in 1817 began work on the northern stretch of the road at Shrewsbury. As well as overseeing the work, Thomas Telford also designed every detail of the road, and this milestone is one of a number designed for it c.1817-32.' | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Raised lettering on plate: HOLY- / HEAD / 20 / MONA / 7 / BANGOR / 5 | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Milestone | Granite | 93cm high x 45cm wide |
Plate | Iron | 50cm high x 33cm wide |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Metallic staining | Rusting to plate |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | Lower corners of iron plate missing |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
