Record Details
| NHER Number: | 60049 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of the toll house, Branch Road, Halvergate |
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Summary
The site of one of the Branch Road toll houses. The Branch Road between Halvergate village and Stracey Arms in Tunstall was constructed as part of the Acle New Road scheme in the early 1830s.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 4282 0693 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG40NW |
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| Parish: | HALVERGATE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
The site of one of the Branch Road toll houses. The Branch Road between Halvergate village and Stracey Arms in Tunstall was constructed as part of the Acle New Road scheme in the early 1830s.
The toll house is marked on the Halvergate tithe map and (S1) notes is listed in the Apportionment of 1842 as 'Cottage-Turnpike Gate'. Another toll house or gate (NHER 55883) was located at the other end of the Branch Road, near the Stracey Arms.
A. Yardy (HES), 25 April 2014.
Monument Types
- TOLL GATE (19th Century - 1830 AD to 1863 AD?)
- TOLL HOUSE (19th Century - 1830 AD to 1900 AD?)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Monograph: Patrick Taylor. 2009. The Toll-houses of Norfolk. |
Related records
| 59972 | Part of: The Acle Straight or Acle New Road (Monument) |