The High Stone
The High Stone
The High Stone, Leytonstone.
Near the stone there is a plaque with the description below:
The High Stone has stood in roughly this location since the early part of the eighteenth century. The name Leytonstone means the part of Leyton near the Stone.
It was originally a mile marker and showed distances to Epping, Ongar, Whitechapel, and Hyde Park Corner on three of its faces. The current obelisk dates only from the 1930s when the original stone was damaged by a vehicle and replaced. The base is likely to be a remnant of the eighteenth century stone although legend insists it is of Roman origin.
There was a mail coach robbery here in 1757 by a highwayman called Matthew Snat. Snat was later convicted of the crime and after his execution his body was hung in chains near the stone as a warning to others.
The stone was moved and its setting improved in 2013 in a project jointly funded by Redbridge Council Area 1 Committee and English Heritage. This plaque was installed at the same time.
The inscription on the stone:
South side: TO / ONGAR / XV MILES / THROUGH / WOODFORD / BRIDGE / CHIGWELL / ABRIDGE
North side: TO / EPPING / XI MILES / THROUGH / WOODFORD / LOUGHTON
West side: TO / STONES END / WHITECHAPEL / M.F.P. / 6.0.24 / STANDARD / CORNHILL / M.F.P. / 6.5.21 / HYDE PARK CORNER / 10M OF 31P
The High Stone
The High Stone
The High Stone, Leytonstone.
Near the stone there is a plaque with the description below:
The High Stone has stood in roughly this location since the early part of the eighteenth century. The name Leytonstone means the part of Leyton near the Stone.
It was originally a mile marker and showed distances to Epping, Ongar, Whitechapel, and Hyde Park Corner on three of its faces. The current obelisk dates only from the 1930s when the original stone was damaged by a vehicle and replaced. The base is likely to be a remnant of the eighteenth century stone although legend insists it is of Roman origin.
There was a mail coach robbery here in 1757 by a highwayman called Matthew Snat. Snat was later convicted of the crime and after his execution his body was hung in chains near the stone as a warning to others.
The stone was moved and its setting improved in 2013 in a project jointly funded by Redbridge Council Area 1 Committee and English Heritage. This plaque was installed at the same time.
The inscription on the stone:
South side: TO / ONGAR / XV MILES / THROUGH / WOODFORD / BRIDGE / CHIGWELL / ABRIDGE
North side: TO / EPPING / XI MILES / THROUGH / WOODFORD / LOUGHTON
West side: TO / STONES END / WHITECHAPEL / M.F.P. / 6.0.24 / STANDARD / CORNHILL / M.F.P. / 6.5.21 / HYDE PARK CORNER / 10M OF 31P