Milepost 57 / 35 is near Etruria (Bridges 118-119)

The original post was too badly damaged to be re-installed and had to be replaced.  The left picture below (photo © Waterway Images) was captioned “Old Shelton post fished out of the cut at Stone 17th April 1983” and is probably this original post.

Old Shelton Post	Replacement post being unveiled

According  to the September 1985 issue of “Grand Trunk” those pictured at the unveiling are Sir Arthur Bryan (Chairman of Wedgwood & Sons), Sir Leslie Young (Chairman of BWB) and Harry Arnold (our Chairman) (Photo © Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd / Waterway Images).

The plinth (seen in the unveiling photograph) was removed when the towpath here became a cycle path. The plaque is now within the cycle path and is badly worn.

Milepost in 2020	Badly worn Plaque

The plaque reads :

THIS MILEPOST IS DEDICATED TO
JOSIAH WEDGEWOOD FRS, 1730-1795
FATHER OF ENGLISH POTTERS AND
PIONEER OF THE
TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL
UNVEILED BY SIR ARTHUR BRYAN
H.M. LORD LIEUTENANT
OF STAFFORDSHIRE, CHAIRMAN OF
JOSIAH WEDGWOOD & SONS LIMITED
ON THURSDAY 19^TH SEPTEMBER 1985
REPLACED BY THE
TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL SOCIETY

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