MEM24455 - Withypool Post (Building)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
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)
- --- SEM341473 Unpublished document: Exmoor National Park Authority. 2024. Exmoor Local Heritage List assessed by the Panel on 21 February 2024.
- <1> SEM8519 Unpublished document: Various. 2017-8. Exmoor and West Somerset Main Signpost Survey. WH6.
- <2>XY SEM8545 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap. [Mapped feature: #44953 ]
- <3> SEM340816 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
Location
| Grid reference | SS 2845 1315 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS21SE |
| Civil Parish | WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Mar 4 2024 5:35PM
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