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TOLL COLLECTER

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fledgling

fledgling Report 13 Sep 2009 00:40

Theres a tiny toll bridge near me in Farmoor near Eynsham Oxfordhire and theres a fixed charge of 5p ... the bridge is privately owned and has been for decades theres some kind of by law that toll collectors can only collect so much hence the 5p charge ( but is in the process of being sold as family die off and remaining family don't wish to run it ... tiny bridge but on the market for I think 1.25 million) Looks like the council will buy it and prob stick in some traffic lights !

George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 12 Sep 2009 23:22

It was only last week when i was visiting some friends in Cheshire,they were taking us to see Dunham Massey park and House etc, we had to cross a bridge over the Mersey i think, it was only a small country road, we had to pay a toll of 14p, so these toll places are not always the large bridges etc that we know today.
I must admit i was surprised.

George

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My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 12 Sep 2009 23:13

Full text of "Annals and stories of Colne and neighbourhood"
Colne 2476 2224 1946 6644 20828 7481 4168 18604 5535 Burnley Accrington The reason ...... exact and take excessive and undue toll at the Colne Water Corn Mill. ...... Esq., the collector of the Commissioners, prayed that he might be allowed to ...... Joseph Bell, Henry Lee, James Hey, Thomas Bradley, John Nelson , ...

www.archive.org/stream/annalsstoriesofc00carrial... - 522k - Similar pages

http://www.archive.org/stream/annalsstoriesofc00carriala/annalsstoriesofc00carriala_djvu.txt

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Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 12 Sep 2009 23:11

too right there are - The Severn Bridges - cost a fortune!!!!

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Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 12 Sep 2009 22:17

I expect he collected road tolls. Did he live in a toll house?

Just checked 1851 census he lived at Burnley Bar - a toll bar was/is a toll gate.

Have you seen this about Colne in the 1840s? Fascinating.

www.thornber.net/famhist/htmlfiles/colne.pdf

This is about Burnley in the 1820s and a lot about the toll bar.
www.daleeccles.net/burnley_in_1818_part_2.htm

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 12 Sep 2009 22:16

You often had to pay a "Toll" (a sum of money) to cross a bridge or use a particular road. The Toll Collector would collect this money.

There are still some toll bridges in operation today.

Kath. x

Dunkerley

Dunkerley Report 12 Sep 2009 22:11

Can any tell me what was the job of a toll collecter as my Great Great Grandfather a Henry Lee was the Toll Collecter for Colne ,Burnley for 30 years as well as a dealer in 1840 - 80 etc