Milestones
Collection:Central Lettering Record
Date: 1960s-1980s
Artist: Alan Bartram
Dimensions:
Sheet: 254 × 203 mm (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Sheet: 254 × 203 mm (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Medium: black & white photograph
Object number: CLR.2023.697.M.1-2
DescriptionTwo instances of lettering shown on two cast iron milestones on the same road (the A6), raised capital serif low contrast painted over letterforms, including date, reading ’SHAP 9 MILES KENDAL 7 MILES 1825’ and ’SHAP 2 MILES KENDAL 14 MILES 1825’. Location: A6 between Kendal and Sharp, North West England
