Sarnybryncaled
Tollgate
Welshpool
around 1878
Tollgate
Welshpool
around 1878
| The gated roads out of Welshpool | ||
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Two more of the tollgates and tollhouses which once controlled roads in and out of Welshpool in the days of the Turnpikes are shown on this page. |
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Sarnybryncaled
Tollgate Welshpool around 1878 |
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Sarnybryncaled tollgate was on the main route to the south out of Welshpool in the direction of Montgomery and Newtown. |
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Llanfair
Road
Tollgate around 1878 |
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The tollgate on the road to Llanfair Caereinion barred the main route to the west out of Welshpool. |
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The Turnpike Act of 1834 which changed the grouping of the Montgomeryshire turnpike trusts also raised the toll charges. Coaches and similar carriages were charged one shilling for "each beast drawing" and each "beast" pulling a wagon cost 8 pence. A horse or mule which was being ridden or was carrying goods cost 2 pence, and a donkey was charged one penny ! Back to Welshpool turnpikes menu
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