Hamstead Road Toll-gate and Toll-house

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Date:1868 - 1871 (c.)

Description:The toll-gate and toll-house, Hamstead Road, Handsworth, at the Villa Road junction. A large lamp and the table of tolls are on the side of the house facing the gate, which stands wide open for a man with a barrow to pose for the camera. Villa Road goes off to the right. The gate was removed in 1872.


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1850s
Tollgates at junction of Villa Road and Hamstead Road
Tollgates at junction of Villa Road and Hamstead Road

These Tollgates were removed in 1872. Before 1809 Hamstead Road was known as the ...

1870s
Toll-gate in Hamstead Road, Handsworth
Toll-gate in Hamstead Road, Handsworth

Toll-gate at the junction of Hamstead Road and Villa Road, Handsworth. The gate ...

1890s
Villa Road, Handsworth
Villa Road, Handsworth

Villa Road, Handsworth, looking towards Villa Cross. The building in the centre ...

1980s
The Old Toll Gate House, 110 Hamstead Road
The Old Toll Gate House, 110 Hamstead Road

This photograph of the corner of Hamstead Road and Villa Road clearly shows the ...

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Donor ref:LSH/ Warks Photo Survey WK-H5-0623 (3/2046)

Source: Local Studies and History Department

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