Listed Building: TOWN BOUNDARY STONE AT JUNCTION OF LONDON ROAD AND TORRINGTON ROAD (1333457)

Town boundary stone. 1799. Stone. 4 sided obelisk set on corniced pedestal. Borough arms in relief on obelisk and inscriptions which read: "Burgi De Portesmouth, Liberatum Limer", and on base "Anno Domini MDCCXCIX". Bronze plaque reads "This stone marks the Boundary of the Borough of Portsmouth prior to the extension of 1832". (Berridge DW: Monument and Memorials in the City of Portsmouth: 1984-: 26; The Buildings of England: Pevsner N & Lloyd DW: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight: Harmondsworth: 1967-: 463). Listing NGR: SU6537403199 Selected Sources Book Reference - Author: Berridge, D W - Title: Monuments and Memorials in the City of Portsmouth - Date: 1984 - Page References: 26 Book Reference - Author: Pevsner, N - Title: The Buildings of England: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight - Date: 1967 - Page References: 463