Mile post on A5, Stanley Embankment, Holyhead, Anglesey, The road was built by Thomas Telford linking Holyhead and London.


A mile post on the London to Holyhead Road built by Thomas Telford. Several of these mile posts remain on the side of the Anglesey stretch A5. This section of the road which consists of a causeway linking Holy Island with Anglesey was completed in 1824. The original road was a toll road.


Size: 3263px × 4928px
Location: Stanley Embankment, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Jim Clark / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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