1855, War Department Boundary Stone, Barton Road, Ely.
At the junction of Parade Lane and Barton Road (formerly Gaol Lane) a War Department Stone marking the extent of the Militia Barracks of 1855. The barracks of the 68th Cambridgeshire Regiment of Militia were built around 1855. The block containing the Adjutant’s house, armoury and orderly room is now the Masonic Hall.
These Marker Stones denote boundaries of land previously owned by the War Department and the Admiralty. Each stone was numbered and bore a War Department Broad Arrow (or the letters WD) to show the land belonged to the War Department and an Admiralty Anchor (or the letters AD) if it was an Admiralty Stone. On earlier maps they are marked as ADM. with an anchor above whilst on later ones they are marked as AD with an arrow between.
Military Boundary Stones, not to be confused with Ordnance Survey datum points, are somewhat of an enigma. Historically they delineate boundaries of military sites, however, their use is not consistent – some sites have them, others do not, and as for design, there are many different styles. Their use appears to extend as far back as the end of the 18th century, through the construction of early 19th-century Napoleonic forts up until post-WW2 sites. They are present around sites that have no visible boundary fence, such as military training areas or ranges, in just as much frequency as sites that have large boundary walls into which the stones are either built or lie at the base.
Marked with the broad arrow or crow’s foot, this symbol was the mark of the Board of Ordnance and has been in use since 1699 on ‘stores of war’ belonging to the Board. In 1805 this mark was extended to all ordnance stores in use by ‘His Majesty’s Service.’ The only real variation to this was stones placed by the Admiralty, which are adorned with the ‘fouled anchor.’ The Board of Ordnance was disbanded in 1855 after which it became the War Department. However, some stones are marked with the letters BO and the broad arrow; which is believed to denote Boundary of the (Board of) Ordnance as opposed to Board of Ordnance.
The following markings can be found on stones alongside the broad arrow –
▪︎BO – Boundary of the (Board of) Ordnance
▪︎BS – Boundary Stone
▪︎WD – War Department
▪︎A – Admiralty
▪︎AM – Air Ministry
▪︎MOD – Ministry of Defence
▪︎No. X – Number (sequential).
Information sourced from – frontlineulster.co.uk/military-stones/#:~:text=Boundary%2....
1855, War Department Boundary Stone, Barton Road, Ely.
At the junction of Parade Lane and Barton Road (formerly Gaol Lane) a War Department Stone marking the extent of the Militia Barracks of 1855. The barracks of the 68th Cambridgeshire Regiment of Militia were built around 1855. The block containing the Adjutant’s house, armoury and orderly room is now the Masonic Hall.
These Marker Stones denote boundaries of land previously owned by the War Department and the Admiralty. Each stone was numbered and bore a War Department Broad Arrow (or the letters WD) to show the land belonged to the War Department and an Admiralty Anchor (or the letters AD) if it was an Admiralty Stone. On earlier maps they are marked as ADM. with an anchor above whilst on later ones they are marked as AD with an arrow between.
Military Boundary Stones, not to be confused with Ordnance Survey datum points, are somewhat of an enigma. Historically they delineate boundaries of military sites, however, their use is not consistent – some sites have them, others do not, and as for design, there are many different styles. Their use appears to extend as far back as the end of the 18th century, through the construction of early 19th-century Napoleonic forts up until post-WW2 sites. They are present around sites that have no visible boundary fence, such as military training areas or ranges, in just as much frequency as sites that have large boundary walls into which the stones are either built or lie at the base.
Marked with the broad arrow or crow’s foot, this symbol was the mark of the Board of Ordnance and has been in use since 1699 on ‘stores of war’ belonging to the Board. In 1805 this mark was extended to all ordnance stores in use by ‘His Majesty’s Service.’ The only real variation to this was stones placed by the Admiralty, which are adorned with the ‘fouled anchor.’ The Board of Ordnance was disbanded in 1855 after which it became the War Department. However, some stones are marked with the letters BO and the broad arrow; which is believed to denote Boundary of the (Board of) Ordnance as opposed to Board of Ordnance.
The following markings can be found on stones alongside the broad arrow –
▪︎BO – Boundary of the (Board of) Ordnance
▪︎BS – Boundary Stone
▪︎WD – War Department
▪︎A – Admiralty
▪︎AM – Air Ministry
▪︎MOD – Ministry of Defence
▪︎No. X – Number (sequential).
Information sourced from – frontlineulster.co.uk/military-stones/#:~:text=Boundary%2....