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Description:: This category is for the recording of old toll houses worldwide. Some are now homes, some are abandoned, some are in parks but they are still there.

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There are several types of toll houses to be found. The main category being those on roads which were used to collect charges from the road users to pay for the repair and improvement of the road or highway. Other toll houses were used to collect market tolls, tolls for crossing bridges and in some cases collecting fees for using canals. If you are lucky you may find a toll house which still displays a list of charges on the outside.

America has a rich history of toll or turnpike roads which opened up the country in the late 18th and the 19th century. Some old toll houses or booths have been rescued and moved into parks or museums. There are some interesting websites worth looking at : Stratford, Connecticut Obsolete toll booths Braddock Road (now Route 40) Henry Ford Museum

Many modern European roads were originally constructed as toll roads in order to recoup the costs of construction. In 14th century England, some of the most heavily used roads were repaired with money raised from tolls. Turnpike trusts were established in England beginning in 1706, and were ultimately responsible for the maintenance and improvement of most main roads in England and Wales, until they were gradually abolished from the 1870s. Most trusts improved existing roads, but some new ones, usually only short stretches of road, were also built. Thomas Telford's Holyhead road (now the A5 road) is exceptional as a particularly long new road, built in the early 19th century. There was a similar pattern of charging tolls in Europe and hopefully old toll houses still exist.

In Britain there is a wealth of toll houses still in existence around the country. Examples of which can be found on sites on the internet: The Woodsetton Toll House Darwin Country Turnpikes & Toll Houses

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Please supply: Accurate GPSr co-ordinates and at least two photographs. (One showing the toll house and surroundings, and one close up of the list of charges if it still exists.)
Please tell us what the toll house is used for today.
To add a toll house to this category it must no longer be used for collecting tolls. (No operational highway or motorway booths please!)

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view gallery 0 km	St Stephens Toll House, Launceston, Cornwall, UK in Bygone Toll Houses A toll house in East Cornwall. posted by: Brentorboxer location: South West England, United Kingdom date approved: 3/29/2010 last visited: 3/29/2010
view gallery SE1.3 km	Old Toll House in Westgate Street, Launceston, Cornwall in Bygone Toll Houses This old Toll House is sited at the junction of Westgate Street and A388 in Launceston in Cornwall posted by: Sir Lose-a-lot location: United Kingdom date approved: 5/1/2008 last visited: 5/1/2008
view gallery E1.6 km	Dutson Tollhouse, near Launceston in Cornwall. in Bygone Toll Houses A well maintained tollhouse at Homeleigh which is about 1.5 miles north of Launceston in Cornwall. posted by: Sir Lose-a-lot location: United Kingdom date approved: 5/8/2008 last visited: 5/8/2008
view gallery SE6.9 km	Former Toll House at Greystone Bridge,Devon in Bygone Toll Houses Former Toll house on B3362 from Tavistock to Launceston at Greystone Bridge. posted by: Sir Lose-a-lot location: United Kingdom date approved: 5/22/2008 last visited: 9/10/2009
view gallery S9 km	Wooda Bridge Toll-house. in Bygone Toll Houses A derelict toll-house on A388 at Wooda bridge in Cornwall posted by: Sir Lose-a-lot location: United Kingdom date approved: 5/10/2008 last visited: 5/10/2008
view gallery E12.2 km	Toll House, Chillaton, West Devon. in Bygone Toll Houses A toll house in West Devon. posted by: Brentorboxer location: United Kingdom date approved: 6/11/2008 last visited: 7/25/2008
view gallery S13.4 km	Tailor's Shop Toll-house near Kelly Bray, Cornwall. in Bygone Toll Houses A toll-house on A388 about two miles north of Callington on the road to Launceston. posted by: Sir Lose-a-lot location: United Kingdom date approved: 5/10/2008 last visited: 7/25/2008
view gallery SE17.2 km	Former Toll House at Gunnislake New Bridge,Devon in Bygone Toll Houses Former Toll house on the Devon side of Gunnislake New Bridge. posted by: Sir Lose-a-lot location: United Kingdom date approved: 4/12/2008 last visited: 1/3/2011
view gallery S17.7 km	Newbridge Toll-house, near Callington, Cornwall in Bygone Toll Houses A toll-house at Newbridge on the A390 between Callington and St Ive. posted by: Sir Lose-a-lot location: United Kingdom date approved: 5/10/2008 last visited: 5/10/2008
view gallery SE18.3 km	Tavistock - Launceston Road in Bygone Toll Houses An old toll house on the outskirts of Tavistock, Devon posted by: Lord Darcy location: United Kingdom date approved: 4/9/2008 last visited: 4/25/2008
view gallery SE19.2 km	Toll-House on B3257 at Rock Crossroads near Gulworthy, Devon in Bygone Toll Houses A toll-house between Gulworthy and Bere Alston on the B3257. posted by: Sir Lose-a-lot location: United Kingdom date approved: 5/29/2008 last visited: 10/2/2008
view gallery SE19.3 km	Old Toll House, Plymouth Road, Tavistock UK in Bygone Toll Houses An old toll house on the outskirts of Tavistock Devon UK posted by: Brentorboxer location: United Kingdom date approved: 5/25/2008 last visited: 5/31/2008
view gallery SE19.6 km	Old Toll House Okehampton Road, Tavistock UK in Bygone Toll Houses A old toll house on the outskirts of Tavistock Devon UK posted by: Brentorboxer location: United Kingdom date approved: 5/25/2008 last visited: 5/31/2008
view gallery SE20.1 km	Old Lodge, Tavistock Devon in Bygone Toll Houses A former toll house in Tavistock. posted by: Brentorboxer location: United Kingdom date approved: 4/25/2008 last visited: 5/31/2008
view gallery SE24.6 km	Toll Booth on A386 at Horrabridge, Devon in Bygone Toll Houses A small Toll-Booth on the main road between Tavistock and Plymouth. posted by: Sir Lose-a-lot location: United Kingdom date approved: 5/26/2008 last visited: 5/26/2008
view gallery SE24.9 km	Horrabridge Toll House Devon in Bygone Toll Houses A toll house on the road between Horrabridge and Yelverton. posted by: Brentorboxer location: United Kingdom date approved: 4/9/2008 last visited: 5/19/2016
view gallery E27.7 km	The Bus House, Okehampton in Bygone Toll Houses A toll house in the town of Okehampton Devon, UK posted by: Brentorboxer location: United Kingdom date approved: 4/19/2008 last visited: 3/21/2017
view gallery E27.8 km	Toll House, Oaklands Road Okehampton, Devon UK in Bygone Toll Houses An Old Toll House in Okehampton, Devon UK posted by: Brentorboxer location: United Kingdom date approved: 4/19/2008 last visited: 3/21/2017
view gallery SE42.8 km	TOLL HOUSE, YEALM BRIDGE in Bygone Toll Houses An old toll house in the South Hams. posted by: plymplodder location: United Kingdom date approved: 4/9/2008 last visited: 4/4/2008
view gallery SE45.1 km	Market Toll House, South Brent, Devon in Bygone Toll Houses An old market toll house in the centre of South Brent, Devon. posted by: Sir Lose-a-lot location: United Kingdom date approved: 4/9/2008 last visited: 4/9/2008
view gallery E55 km	New Cross Toll House, Kingsteignton, Devon, England in Bygone Toll Houses This toll house is at the New Cross roundabout, where the outskirts of the village give way to the clay pits of the Bovey basin, and is on the line of a roman road. posted by: mumbo jumbo location: South West England, United Kingdom date approved: 4/19/2009 last visited: never
view gallery E61.8 km	Shaldon Bridge Toll House in Bygone Toll Houses Toll House on Shaldon Bridge, Devon, England posted by: mumbo jumbo location: South West England, United Kingdom date approved: 4/19/2009 last visited: never
view gallery SW77.2 km	Blowinghouse Toll, Redruth Cornwall UK in Bygone Toll Houses Blowing House Toll House, re-built (1843-1864) in its present position when the valley was filled and an embankment was built. The road at the that time went down into the valley and continued up along a similar route as of today. posted by: MoreOutdoor location: South West England, United Kingdom date approved: 5/10/2019 last visited: 5/9/2019
view gallery NE120.9 km	Penparcau Tollhouse - National History Museum of Wales. in Bygone Toll Houses Penparcau Tollhouse, Aberystwyth, built in 1771 and used for collecting tolls until 1889, it was then used as a dwelling for the next 70 years, The Tollhouse was relocated in 1968 to St Fagans, National History Museum of Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 3/1/2012 last visited: 8/8/2016

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