Milestone - Semington 26 Miles

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This milestone is a Grade 2 listed structure.

Installed in 1804 on the canal bank opposite to the towpath, then during the Brunel Plaza expansion in the early 1970's it was uprooted and stored in the Swindon Museum, then in 1976 the Milestone was re-installed in what would have been on the towpath side of the canal, this meant the arrow was pointing in the wrong direction, so a local stone mason changed the direction of the arrow.

Milestone 26
30 Milestone

Milestone set in wall (Semington 26 miles).
D.L. Banfield Survey, 1969

130 Swindon milepost 1977
1977, Swindon milepost
074641E
Image credit: RCHS. c1980's, Swindon town centre, Grade 2 listed milestone from 1804
074640E
Image credit: RCHS. c1980's, Swindon town centre, known as canal walk, standing at the former Golden Lion bridge, looking west
074642E
Image credit: RCHS. c1980's, Swindon town centre, known as canal walk, standing at the former Golden Lion bridge, looking east
Milestone 26 Miles to Semington
Data credit: Historic England 1986, Grade II listed structure, Milestone, 26 miles to Semington, Image credit Martin Newman
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