Milepost 68 / 24  is at Malkin’s Bank near Bridge 149

This is a replacement milepost, installed in 1982. It was sponsored and unveiled by the canal author John Gagg “In Gratitude for Many Pleasant Miles Cruised and Many Locks Happily Worked Through” (as the plaque says). Unfortunately we haven’t found a photograph of the unveiling ceremony yet, but instead, here is a picture of John Gagg (sponsor and unveiler of the post), between Graham Palmer (founder of waterway recovery group) and Harry Arnold (ex-TMCS chairman) at Junction Lock, Fradley in 1981.

Milepost after cleaning in 2017 (photo © John Lawson)	Graham Palmer, John Gagg and Harry Arnold at Junction Lock, Fradley in 1981 (photo © Waterway Images)

Plaque in June 2020.

As found	After a quick tidy-up

Post in 2020 (note the NEWCAST mark on the back)

Finally – Post with Malkins Bank Golf Course behind.

Page last updated October 2020 (tidied January 2021)
(All photos © Roger Evans, unless otherwise shown)
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