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TOLL COLLECTER
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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 |
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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. |
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Ozibird | Report | 12 Sep 2009 22:17 |
I expect he collected road tolls. Did he live in a toll house? |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 12 Sep 2009 23:11 |
too right there are - The Severn Bridges - cost a fortune!!!! |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 12 Sep 2009 23:13 |
Full text of "Annals and stories of Colne and neighbourhood" |
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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. |
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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 ! |