The Turnpike Road

The Turnpike Road at Scrooby

Graham Robbins

On the north wall of Scrooby's village hall, hangs the toll board, once displayed at the Scrooby toll bar booth on the turnpiked Great North Road. The board refers for authority to the Acts of Parliament '53. Geo 3' and '24.v.25:Vict.C.70'. It would be very interesting to know what these acts were.

Tolls to be Taken at the Scrooby Bar

The board has clearly been overpainted; we should read these tolls as the last revision of the rules and prices.

The board reads:

             Tolls to be taken at the

Under 53.          Scrooby bar         Geo. 3:

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For every coach, chaise or other carriage drawn by

------ 4 horses or other draught beasts                 1 3

------ 3 or 2         do                        = 6

------ 1              do                        = 2

For every horse or other draught beast drawing any wagon,

cart, carriage & laden with a block or blocks of stone, or

marble, or with timber or drawing any millstone ------- = 3

For evey waggon or cart drawn by

------ 5 or 4 horses or other draught beasts

         wheels less than 4 1/2 inches ------------- 1 2

         do less than 6 inches ----------------- 1 =

         do 6 inches or more ------------------- = 9

------ 3 horses or other draught beasts

         wheels less than 4 1/2 inches ------------- = 9

         do less than 6 inches -----------------   7 1/2

         do 6 inches or more ------------------- = 6 1/2

------ 2 horses or other draught beasts

         wheels less than 4 1/2 inches ------------- = 4 1/2

         do less than 6 inches -----------------   4

         do 6 inches or more -------------------   3

------ 1 horse or other draught beast

         wheels less than 4 1/2 inches ------------- = 2

         do less than 6 inches ----------------- = 2

         do 6 inches or more ------------------- = 1 1/2

For every horse mare gelding mule ass ox bullock

or beast not drawing ---------------------------------- = 1

For every drove of oxen, cows or neat cattle,

------------ per score and so in proportion ----------- = 6

For every drove of calves swine sheep or lambs

------------ per score and so in proportion ----------- = 3

Under 24.v.25: Vict.c.70 For every locomotive a toll

for 2 tons weight or fraction

thereof, equal to one horse drawing: The width of the

wheels to regulate

the amount as above.

For every cart, waggon or carriage, drawn or

propelled thereby a toll

for every pair of wheels, equal to two horses

drawing; the width of

the wheels to regulate the amount as above.

and for every additional wheel, one half toll more. BY ORDER,

A ticket for Retford          Mee, Burnaby & Denman

                               Clerks to the Trustees.