Mileposts on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
The Act of Parliament permitting the construction of a 127-mile canal that would go all the way between Leeds and Liverpool was passed in 1770, …
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Hullen Edge boundary stones
Decorated gate-posts with abstract patterns can be found all over Yorkshire, but Abraham Hirst of Elland took this one step further in the middle of …
Milestones and other features on the Calder & Hebble Navigation
An Act of Parliament was passed in 1758 for the building of a navigable waterway to connect Wakefield with Sowerby Bridge. This was ultimately to …
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Bridge chapels: our first toll-houses?
In mediæval times, bridge chapels served an important function as wayside chapels for pilgrims. Mediæval bridges were often the only way of leaving a town …
A unique place: five milestones without moving
How about standing on a corner and seeing five milestones without moving? You can in Yorkshire. Visit Pool Bank, north of Leeds, at the junction …
Saddleworth boundary stones
Standing on the western side of the Pennine watershed, the area of Saddleworth belonged (and belongs)historically to the West Riding of Yorkshire. Though part of …
A walk along the Calder & Hebble Navigation
This walk takes you from Brighouse to Sowerby Bridge, past milestones, lock and other markers, lock-keepers’ cottages, and 250 years of canal heritage. Brighouse is …
Mileposts and other features on the Rochdale Canal
The Rochdale Canal was the first navigable waterway to connect the Irish and North Seas, connecting Sowerby Bridge (the end of the Calder & Hebble …
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Milestones on the roads between Otley and Leeds
The original road from Otley in West Yorkshire to Leeds was turnpiked in 1755. From Otley it went up the steep road past the Chevin, …
Three obelisk mileposts at Ackworth
Dotted around the country, with several also in Yorkshire, are mileposts best described as obelisks. Many date from the second half of the 18th century. …