Cor I,v past this spot for at least 45yrs and never knew,,, but I did know about the Eagle just a few miles further north.... The history of our country is so fascinating...regards
I can't gather much enthusiasm for the roads John (to ride) but it's nice to see the Milestone is still there. It would be nice if the council could get a Mason to go over the lettering again so that it doesn't become unreadable. Shame about the Wheatsheaf going, I'm sure many a travellers tale was told in there. Cheers.
Agreed. You go there for the history, not the roads. But it’s an interesting run up the straight Ermine Street, from the milestone, to Stilton. By-passed years ago, Stilton still evokes the romance of the Great North Road.
Nice to find a fellow reader of Charles G Harper, but shouldn't you credit him for the lovely image you have used for the Alconbury milestone? It's from The Great North Road, volume 1. Harper was a brilliant illustrator as well as a prolific writer, and has hundreds of images of similar type and quality in his books. Nice video.
Thanks. I just grabbed the illustration from the internet. I thought it might be from Harper’s book, which I haven’t read, but now I know. I’ll drop an acknowledgement into the description. Thanks again.
@@drjohndunn2898 Please read it. It's a lovely, entertaining work, arguably the best of his Road Books. I think all his stuff is out of copyright now, but you can never be sure ..
Thanks John, another really interesting video. I spent many years travelling along the A1/ A1(M) (mainly from North Yorkshire to Stevenage) but I now enjoy exploring the 'old' Great North Road and Old North Road. There is plenty to go at!
Cor I,v past this spot for at least 45yrs and never knew,,, but I did know about the Eagle just a few miles further north.... The history of our country is so fascinating...regards
Yes, the milestone is a great survivor.
I can't gather much enthusiasm for the roads John (to ride) but it's nice to see the Milestone is still there. It would be nice if the council could get a Mason to go over the lettering again so that it doesn't become unreadable. Shame about the Wheatsheaf going, I'm sure many a travellers tale was told in there.
Cheers.
Agreed. You go there for the history, not the roads. But it’s an interesting run up the straight Ermine Street, from the milestone, to Stilton. By-passed years ago, Stilton still evokes the romance of the Great North Road.
Good to see that the milestone is still there
Nice to find a fellow reader of Charles G Harper, but shouldn't you credit him for the lovely image you have used for the Alconbury milestone? It's from The Great North Road, volume 1. Harper was a brilliant illustrator as well as a prolific writer, and has hundreds of images of similar type and quality in his books.
Nice video.
Thanks. I just grabbed the illustration from the internet. I thought it might be from Harper’s book, which I haven’t read, but now I know. I’ll drop an acknowledgement into the description.
Thanks again.
@@drjohndunn2898 Please read it. It's a lovely, entertaining work, arguably the best of his Road Books. I think all his stuff is out of copyright now, but you can never be sure ..
Thanks John, another really interesting video.
I spent many years travelling along the A1/ A1(M) (mainly from North Yorkshire to Stevenage) but I now enjoy exploring the 'old' Great North Road and Old North Road. There is plenty to go at!
Thanks. You’re right. So much to see