Types of boundary mark

Type 5

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Obelisk 50 in April 1972
(Photo: Martin Nail)

• Form: Obelisk, with a shield affixed to each of the four sides of the shaft and a plate bearing the raised inscription forming each face of the base.
• Material: Cast iron on stone plinth. Consists of a number of separate elements bolted together.
• Dimensions: About 1.75 metres tall; base 600 mm square
• Use: On railways opened after 1865
• Inscription: ACT / 24 & 25 VICT / CAP 42
• Date: No date, but post 1865

These obelisks were erected on railways opened between 1866 and 1887. They have proved to be the least robust type of marker: a number have disappeared completely, and even where they survive some or all of the shields and plates are missing.

Type 5
Inscription

Type 5
City shield

Type 5
In two pieces

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