Listed Building: Mile Post (1315886)

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Grade	II
NHLE UID	1315886
Date assigned	11 March 1987
Date last amended

Description

Mile post. Late C19. Cast iron with inscription "G.J.C. Co. Leicester 38 miles". The Grand Union Canal was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1810. The Watford section was opened in 1814. In 1893-4 the Leicester line of the canal was taken over by the Grand Junction Canal Company. (A.H. Faulkner, The Grand Junction Canal, 1972, p.190).

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Grid reference	Centred SP 5931 6993 (2m by 2m)
Civil Parish	WATFORD
Unitary Authority	West Northamptonshire

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https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1315886 (Link to NHLE record on Historic England website)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Mile Post ("G.J.C. Co. Leicester 38 miles") (Building) (502/1/17)

Record last edited

Dec 19 2022 3:10PM

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