Parton Milestone

  • Description

    "Grade II listed milestone beside the A595. "mid C19. Single sandstone block c2 ft high with chamfered top; square in plan, set diagonally to road. Painted white with rectangular cast-iron plate to north face; border and raised sans-serif lettering picked out in black: TO WHITEHAVEN 2 MILES. Plate missing from south face". The missing plate showed Workington 6 miles & Cockermouth 12 miles. " Photo by David Rogers, 2014.
  • Owner

    David Rogers
  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)
  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License
  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3841162
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 3 years, 11 months ago
    Viewed: 284 times
    Picture Taken: 2014-02-07
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