MEM23447 - White Post Cross signpost (Building)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A guide post is marked on modern MasterMap data. [1] The signpost was visited in October 2015 and its condition assessed. It has SCC (Somerset County Council) repeated on the four sides of a pyramid finial. The attached fingers read: DULVERTON 4 BROMPTON REGIS 3/4 WATCHET 12 3/4 WHEDDON CROSS 5 MINEHEAD 13 The collar reads WHITE POST CROSS. The post was made by Sheldon Wells. [2] "Post" probably indicates that at some point a marker or guide post was set up to help travellers, especially useful across open moorland. [3]
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SEM341473 Unpublished document: Exmoor National Park Authority. 2024. Exmoor Local Heritage List assessed by the Panel on 21 February 2024.
- <1> SEM8322 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap.
- <2> SEM8298 Unpublished document: Various. 2015. Exmoor and West Somerset Signpost Survey Pilot. BR4.
- <3> SEM8643 Monograph: Blackman, H., Blaylock, S., Thomas, C. and Wall, N.. 2019. A field guide to Exmoor's traditional roadside fingerposts. Exmoor National Park Authority. 1st Edition. p 20.
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Other Statuses/References
- Local Heritage List Status (Unassessed)
- Signpost Project Pilot 2015 (B): BR4
Location
| Grid reference | SS 2941 1311 (point) MasterMap |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS21SE |
| Civil Parish | BROMPTON REGIS, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Mar 4 2024 5:24PM
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