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Footpath Guidepost in North West Corner of the Garden of Longlands

A Grade II Listed Building in Moston, Cheshire West and Chester

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2238 / 53°13'25"N

Longitude: -2.894 / 2°53'38"W

OS Eastings: 340410

OS Northings: 370017

OS Grid: SJ404700

Mapcode National: GBR 79.0ZGX

Mapcode Global: WH887.J74C

Plus Code: 9C5V64F4+GC

Entry Name: Footpath Guidepost in North West Corner of the Garden of Longlands

Listing Date: 20 December 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1130660

English Heritage Legacy ID: 55445

ID on this website: 101130660

Location: Moston, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH2

County: Cheshire West and Chester

Civil Parish: Moston

Built-Up Area: Chester

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Upton The Holy Ascension

Church of England Diocese: Chester

Tagged with: Fingerpost Milestone

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Description


SJ 47 SW
4/18

MOSTON CP
LIVERPOOL ROAD
(East Side)

Footpath guidepost in north-west corner of the garden of Longlands.

II

Footpath guidepost: late C19. Octagonal cast-iron post with plinth, moulded cap and
ball finial. Finger plate with nicked corners has raised inscription reading:

WIRRAL FOOTPATH ETC SOCIETY
PUBLIC FOOTPATH TO
UPTON
PLEASE KEEP TO PATH

with

BY PERMISSION OF THE COUNCIL

along the post.

The National Footpath Preservation Society was founded under the patronage of the
Duke of Westminster and others in 1884. This and a set of similar examples throughout
the Wirral must have been erected soon after.


Listing NGR: SJ 40410 70017

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