Wideopen, B1318, Great North Road, milepost

HER Number:
15675

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Wideopen, B1318, Great North Road, milepost

Place:
Wideopen

Map Sheet:
NZ27SW

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Street Furniture

Site Type: Specific:
Milepost

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Milepost by the B1318, in parish of WIDE OPEN, Great North Road, by footpath in front of blue brick wall, on east side of road. Milestone Society Survey: metal post with attached metal plate, erected by an unknown authority in the 19th century to the Morpeth/Newcastle iron post design. Inscription reads; N / 6 / : : M / 8¾. 72cm high.

Easting:
240

Northing:
732

Grid Reference:
NZ240732

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Milestone Society National ID: NB_NCMP06; Milestone Society Survey 7 September 2002, surveyor Iain A Davison