What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: This disk marks the datum point from which in 1725 William Warren, fellow of Trinity Hall, began to measure the one mile points along the roads from Cambridge at which were then set up the first time milestones in Britain since Roman Times.
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- Alan Murray-Rust, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sandy Gerrard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andrew Abbott, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ben Harris, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Richard Sutcliffe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker shown on the Wikimedia Commons file page · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mr Ignavy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Purchase, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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