Monday 12th January
Kate, Norma and I went over to Burghley House car park. We walked into Stamford, spotted snowdrops near entrance to Burghley Park near the Lodge gates. We were passed two or three times by a chap running there.
We crossed the river at the Meadows, and then had coffee and teacake at the Central Cafe. We noticed what looks like an old milestone on the market place. We wondered why we hadn’t noticed this earlier. In fact it isn’t old!
Design
Wolfgang Buttress
The design of the Milestone on Red Lion Square
Craftsmanship
Ana Ruiz
Carving the Milestone on Red Lion Square
Wolfgang was the designer of the whole Gateway project; this award was specifically for the much-admired milestone on Red Lion Square. Ana Ruiz carved the milestone. Unfortunately neither Ana or Wolfgang was able to be with us, and the awards were accepted on their behalf by Graddon Rowlands
Inscription reads:-
STAMFORD 0 + GEDDINGTON 19 + LINCOLN 55 + GRANTHAM 20 + / NORTHAMPTON 43 + ST OMY STRATFORD 56 + WOBURN 59 + DUNSTABLE 69 / ESTCHEAP 99 + CHARING CROSS 91 + ST ALBANS 75 + WALIOS JOHN O’GR / OATS 583 LINCOLN 55 CAMBRIDGE 45 OXFORD 88 HULL 4 WOBURN 59 Inscription reads:-
STAMFORD 0 + GEDDINGTON 19 + LINCOLN 55 + GRANTHAM 20 + / NORTHAMPTON 43 + ST OMY STRATFORD 56 + WOBURN 59 + DUNSTABLE 69 / ESTCHEAP 99 + CHARING CROSS 91 + ST ALBANS 75 + WALIOS JOHN O’GR / OATS 583 LINCOLN 55 CAMBRIDGE 45 OXFORD 88 HULL 4 WOBURN 59
We walked back through the town, passing a piano busker, before taking the route over the Albert Bridge and through the park. A milder day, though the wind still has a sharpness to it. Lots of deer and sheep.
