Record Details
| NHER Number: | 19255 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Post medieval Toll House, Thornton's Bridge |
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Summary
This single storey rendered house has a central projecting three-sided windowed bay opposite the bridge. It is marked on a map of 1826 as a Tollhouse, presumably to control the river crossing.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 5743 1394 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF51SE |
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| Parish: | TILNEY CUM ISLINGTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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| TILNEY ST LAWRENCE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Toll house?
Single storey rendered house with central projecting three-sided windowed bay opposite bridge. Window in facade to each side of projection. Strongly resembles a toll house.
Visit and compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 15 June 1983.
Yes (S1) marks as Thornton's Bridge and gate with 'TB' for toll bar.
E. Rose (NLA), November 2001.
Monument Types
- TOLL HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Map: Bryant, A.. 1826. Bryant's Map of Norfolk. |
Related records - none
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