Monument record MCC5156 - Signpost, High Street at junction with Barfield Road, West Mersea
Summary
Early C20 cast iron direction post by Maldon Ironworks. Only the post now remains (covered in dense ivy), and both the arms and finial are now missing.
Location
| Grid reference | TM 0100 1288 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM01SW |
| Civil Parish | WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Cast iron signpost, Maldon Ironworks type probably with (now missing) conical top. Likely to date to early 20th century. Two arms marked: B1025 WEST MERSEA BEACH 1/2; and COLC[HESTER ?] now broken.<1><2>
Missing finial would have been the semicircular parish plate type.<3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SEX60787 DESC TEXT: Pratt, Nigel. 2002. Road Transport: Bridges, Milemarkers, Guideposts and Tollhouses in Essex.
- <2> SEX61278 Photograph: Pratt, Nigel. 2002. Road Transport Survey Photographs. 35mm. Negative. IND/BW/02/07, IND/BW/02/8, IND/C/02/9.
- <3> SEX65853 DESC TEXT: Nicholls, John V. 2002-2005. Survey of Essex signposts.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 17 2020 8:28AM