The Grade-II stones were installed in about 1860 on busy routes from Liverpool to Manchester.
Two travellers' rest stones designed by a doctor about 160 years ago have been Grade-II listed.
The seats in Warrington, Cheshire, were created to be the ideal seat for migrant workers to rest while travelling on foot for work.The stones were installed in about 1860 on busy routes from Liverpool to Manchester.Roughly spaced two miles apart, up to 30 sites were selected for the stones to be placed but only about 12 were known to have survived, with many others having been moved or damaged.
Four other examples, previously thought to be blocks for mounting horses, have been relisted and their entries on the National Heritage List for England updated to outline their use as rest stones.
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