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 1
At this time the space at the Breconshire end of the bridge over the River
Wye was an open square. The Market Hall
(now the Wyeside Arts Centre) had not yet been built and on the site were
small cottages as you can see in this engraving of the time. |
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2
The map shows
two tollgates on the roads out to the
East and West from the town. These were put there by the Turnpike Trusts
so that they could charge people for using their turnpike roads. If you
were were travelling on foot you would not need to pay, but if you were
on horseback, or in a horse drawn vehicle, or if you were driving animals
along the road you would have to pay. |
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3
Where North Road now is, there was a water
course dividing the town from the area which is now the Gro.
The Gro was just a grassy patch of gravel which regularly flooded. |
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4
Where the bottom part of The Strand is now, connecting High Street with
the river edge, there is only an open field. |
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