Milestone approximately 371m south-east of junction with A625, B6054
Milestone approximately 371m south-east of junction with A625, B6054, S17 3BQ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1491950
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-2025
- List Entry Name:
- Milestone approximately 371m south-east of junction with A625, B6054
- Statutory Address:
- Milestone approximately 371m south-east of junction with A625, B6054, S17 3BQ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1491950
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-2025
- List Entry Name:
- Milestone approximately 371m south-east of junction with A625, B6054
- Statutory Address 1:
- Milestone approximately 371m south-east of junction with A625, B6054, S17 3BQ
- Statutory Address 2:
- Milestone approximately 371m south-east of junction with A625, B6054, S17 3BQ
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Milestone approximately 371m south-east of junction with A625, B6054, S17 3BQ
- Statutory Address:
- Milestone approximately 371m south-east of junction with A625, B6054, S17 3BQ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- North East Derbyshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Holmesfield
- National Park:
- Peak District
- National Grid Reference:
- SK2714778712
Summary
A late-C18 or early-C19 milestone in the Calver twin-panel design.
Reasons for Designation
The milestone approximately 371m south-east of junction with A625, B6054, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest:
* the distinctive āCalver twin panelā design, while simply executed, survives well and is specific to its locality, illustrating the regional variation of milestones between turnpike trusts.
Historic interest:
* as an example of a late-C18 or early-C19 milestone, demonstrating the expansion and standardisation of the road network around the time of the General Turnpike Act of 1773, when the recording of mileage was made compulsory.
Group value:
* with other milestones in this series.
History
Milestones became prevalent from the mid-C18 when turnpike trusts, which levied tolls from travellers to finance road improvements, were encouraged to provide such markers on turnpike roads. The Gleadless to Calver Road was originally managed by the Greenhill Moor Turnpike Trust, established in 1781, and by the Owler Bar Turnpike Trust from 1825. The milestone at approximately 371m south-east of the junction with A625 is one of a series of milestones erected along this route in a design referred to as the Calver twin panel, which gives the distances to Gleadless and Calver within two, side-by-side painted arches. The milestone shows the distance to Gleadless 10 miles and Calver 4 miles. Several of the stones in this series survive, including two Grade II listed examples on Dronfield Road (National Heritage List for England (NHLE) entries 1109631 and 1109632).
Details
A late-C18 or early-C19 milestone in the Calver twin-panel design.
MATERIALS AND PLAN: the milestone is composed of an upright flag stone.
DESCRIPTION: the milestone is situated on the south side of the B6054, on a grass verge. The stone is rectangular with rounded shoulders and is set vertically into the ground. The mileages are carved into the stone within two semi-circular panels which read: GLEADLESS/ 10/ MILES and CALVER/ 4/ MILES. The name of the destination follows the curve of each arch.
Sources
Other
Derbyshire Historic Environment Record Entry: https://her.derbyshire.gov.uk/Monument/MDR7424
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
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