Richard Jones
I’m flabbergasted and not a little impressed by the #surveyors’ precision evident on this early #NineteenthCentury cast #iron #mile marker. I have seen distances recorded to the nearest 1/4 mile (440yd resolution); distances recorded to the nearest furlong (220yd resolution); but never one recording distance to the nearest #yard!!! I wonder who needed to know it was exactly 1056yds to Stocks? #Roads #LandscapeHistory (I know I’m cheating but it’s too good not to tag with #FingerPostFriday)
May 9, 2023 at 5:36pmWeb
Show threadMike hMay 17, 2023

@rlcj

Wow, definitely going the extra mile :-)

Show threadRichard JonesMay 17, 2023
@mikehaber I see you are #Nottinghamshire based, like me, on the basis of your #fractionalAccuracyInRoadSignDistances posts!
Show threadMike hMay 17, 2023

@rlcj

Yeah, I'm in Nottingham! M
Most of those signs are very local to me.


I'd not seen the signs with yards on, but I'm hoping for some good finds in the Vale of Belvoir next time I'm out.