North Gosforth, B1318, Great North Road, milepost

HER Number

9229

District

Newcastle

Site Name

North Gosforth, B1318, Great North Road, milepost

Place

North Gosforth

Map Sheet

NZ27SW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Milestone

Site Type: Specific

Milestone

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Destroyed Monument

Description

Milestone. Late Cl8/early C19 with mid C19 alteration. Cast iron. About ½m high; 2 sloping faces with low-relief N over 5 on north; M (Morpeth) over bolted-on later iron panel 9 ¾ on south. LISTED GRADE 2. Milepost has been broken off at ground level and is missing.

Easting

424210

Northing

571750

Grid Reference

NZ424210571750

Sources

Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 4/48; Milestone Society National ID Number NB_NCMP05; Milestone Society Survey 1 March 2001, Surveyor Iain A Davison