Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project

Mile Stone Photograph

Region ID

UEL

Work ID

510

Manual Reference

GR077

Title

Mile Stone

Date of design

Year of unveiling

Unveiling details

Road

Shooters Hill Road

Precise Location

On south side of road near junction with Prince of Wales Road

A to Z Ref

78 9E

OS Ref

Postcode

SE3

Work is

Extant

Listing Status

Don't know

Duty of Care

Commissioned by

Notes

Rough square-sided stone with metal plates, white painted, giving mileages, on north and west sides.

circa

raw year

Condition

Fair

At risk

No known risk

Inscriptions

On west side on metal plate, raised lettering: DARTFORD / 9 / MILES On north side on metal plate, raised lettering: LONDON / 6 / MILES

Signatures

Elements

Element Details

Part of work

Material

Dimensions

Stone

Stone

57cm high x 43cm wide x 43cm deep

Plates

Iron painted white

Assessment of Condition

Surface Character

Detail

Comment

Corrosion, Deterioration

Accretions

Paint on metal plates rusty, no paint left on one on north side

Structural Condition: nothing recorded

Vandalism: nothing recorded