MEM24455 - Withypool Post (Building)

Summary

A signpost is situated at a T junction on a grassy bank.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

Full Description

The signpost was surveyed in June 2017 as part of the Exmoor Signpost project 2017-8. It has a pyramidal finial featuring the inscription S C C. The fingers below read: MOLLAND 4 1/2 / NORTH MOLTON 7 WITHYPOOL 2 1/2 / EXFORD 4 1/2 HAWKRIDGE 1 1/4 / DULVERTON 5 1/4 The location collar reads WITHYPOOL POST. The signpost reads SOMERSET SHELDON WELLS. [1] The signpost was mapped on the HER using the 2018 Ordnance Survey MasterMap data. [2] The signpost was damaged in September 2021 and repaired by the Exmoor Signpost Project with a new post in 2023 [3].

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Unpublished document: Exmoor National Park Authority. 2024. Exmoor Local Heritage List assessed by the Panel on 21 February 2024.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Various. 2017-8. Exmoor and West Somerset Main Signpost Survey. WH6.
  • <2>XY Map: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap. [Mapped feature: #44953 ]
  • <3> Verbal communication: Various. 1954-Present. Exmoor National Park Authority staff comments.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local Heritage List Status (Unassessed)
  • Signpost Project 2017-8 (D): WH6

Map

Location

Grid reference SS 8454 3146 (point)
Map sheet SS83SW
Civil Parish WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Apr 26 2024 7:18AM

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