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Heritage Mile Post at Boar's Head.
Photo: Keith Douglas
Photo: Keith Douglas
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Item #: 21521
Item #: 21521
Between Wigan and Preston, there is a series of these cast-iron mileposts dated 1837(the year Queen Victoria came to the throne). They were made by the Haigh Foundry and installed by the Wigan & Preston (South of the Yarrow) Turnpike Trust, which was authorised as a result of the Turnpike Act of 1727, to take over the road and extract tolls from all users, provided they kept the road in good repair.
Comment by: Lizzie down under on 26th September 2012 at 04:35
If this great monument is outside the Boar's Head that I know then it's the pub my mum and dad went to for their evening out. I presume it is in Standish? Cheers Keith!!!
Comment by: WN1 Standisher on 16th December 2020 at 12:00
Not any more. This monument was stolen ( possibly for scrap ) during the first Covid lockdown.
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