Most of the mileposts installed by the GWR in the 1850s have disappeared; however, SONACS (Stratford On Avon Canal Society) have kindly installed replacement markers, marking the millennium, showing the distance to Kings Norton from Stratford, 25 miles away. Kings Norton being the northern end of the canal just outside Birmingham.
The GWR mile markers were a lot taller and were made out of strips of rail but none of the ones I have found have the original mile plate attached. There also used to be 1/2 mile markers but I have found very few of these. I have also found evidence that there may have been 1/4 mile markers as there is a marker between 15 and 15 1/2.
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| 0.5 mile marker behind the tree |
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| 4 1/2 |
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| 10 1/2 |
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| 11 original only |
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| 13 1/2 mile marker |
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| Original post still in place |
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| 15 1/4 mile marker |
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| 15 1/2 mile marker |
Unfortunately 17 seems to be missing.
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| 19 1/2 GWR marker |
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| 19 1/4 GWR mile marker |
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| 21 1/2 mile GWR marker |
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