See important
guidance on the use of this record.
If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
HER Number: | MDV50519 |
---|
Name: | Toll House at the eastern edge of Bow |
---|
Summary
There was formerly a toll house located at the eastern end of Bow. It was built in 1764 following a decision by the Exeter Turnpike Trust to move it from within Bow.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 726 017 |
---|
Map Sheet: | SS70SW |
---|
Admin Area | Devon |
---|
Civil Parish | Bow |
---|
District | Mid Devon |
---|
Ecclesiastical Parish | BOW |
---|
Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS70SW/158
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (Built, XVIII - 1763 AD (Between) to 1765 AD (Between))
Full description
Lowe, M. C., 1992, Toll houses of the Exeter Turnpike Trust, 89-90 (Article in Serial). SDV40109.
In 1763 the Exeter Turnpike trustees ordered that 'the turnpike gates at Bow be removed from thence to the easternmost house in Bow town'. In 1764 a committee was established 'to get a toll house built at the Turnpike Gate at Bow Cross'. Builders were paid in 1765 for building a tollhouse 'near Bow'. The Turnpike Gate was let in 1769. By 1803 there is no mention of Bow in the toll auction lists. It was probably superseded by the Barnstaple Cross Gate.
Carbonell, B. M. H. + Wauton, M., 2002, Thirteen Centuries in Bow alias Nymet Tracey with Broadnymet, 20 (Pamphlet). SDV321149.
The Turnpike Act was in operation on roads in the vicinity of Bow in 1753. In 1780 a 'fast coach' from London to Plymouth passed through Bow on four days a week. Other details: Illustration.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV321149 | Pamphlet: Carbonell, B. M. H. + Wauton, M.. 2002. Thirteen Centuries in Bow alias Nymet Tracey with Broadnymet. Thirteen Centuries in Bow alias Nymet Tracey with Broadnymet. Leaflet. 20. |
|
| |
SDV40109 | Article in Serial: Lowe, M. C.. 1992. Toll houses of the Exeter Turnpike Trust. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 124. 89-90. [Mapped feature: #31337 Map object approximate. Exact location unknown, ] |
|
| |
Associated Monuments
MDV13975 | Related to: Barnstaple Cross Toll House, Crediton Hamlets (Monument) |
MDV50518 | Related to: Toll House at Bow (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Apr 24 2024 10:43AM |
---|
Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.