The toll-houses of Essex
Taylor, Patrick2012
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This is the first published study of Essex's toll-houses, small buildings on the highway edge, lived in by the pike-men who collected the tolls used to pay for the maintenance of the roads. The introductory chapters describe the origins and development of the turnpike road system, while the following gazetteer section describes the county's toll-houses from west to east.
Main title:
The toll-houses of Essex / Patrick Taylor.
Author:
Imprint:
Polystar Press, 2010.
Collation:
80 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 77).
ISBN:
9781907154041 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
1934424