Milepost 13 / 79 is at Monk’s Bridge (near Eggington)
S12PB80 Bridges 24A-25 | Milepost Index | S14PB78 Clay Mills |
This is a replacement milepost, unveiled in 1982 by Mike Mitchell. He was the original treasurer of our society and later became chairman.
Mike is next to the milepost wearing a brown suit
Here are the post and both plaques, photographed in 2021.
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Milepost (photo © Clare Reeves) | Plaques (photo © Steph Johnson) |
The main plaque reads :
THIS MILEPOST WAS DONATED
IN MEMORY OF
LILLIAN MITCHELL (1902-1978)
AND
ALBERT MITCHELL (1905-1981)
AND UNVEILED BY THEIR SON MICHAEL
FOUNDER TREASURER OF THE
TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL SOCIETY
ON WEDNESDAY 7TH JULY 1982
The plain plaque, which was added later, reads :
ALSO IN MEMORY OF
MICHAEL MITCHELL
DIED 24TH JAN. 1997
A FOUNDER MEMBER
AND CHAIRMAN
T AND MCS
1991-1997
Page last updated October 2021
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