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Title: A milestone along London Road, Colnbrook. About 1970. [Go to resource]
Description: Tolls and turnpike roads were authorised in 1663, but the system did not become general until the 18th Century. The Colnbrook Trust was set up in 1727 and was responsible for the road from Cranford Bridge to Maidenhead Bridge. Milestones were provided along the 13 miles and these still exist. In addition tollgates and a weighbridge at Colnbrook were provided. Pumps were also provided to facilitate the watering of the roads in summer in order to keep down the dust. The Colnbrook Turnpike Trust held their last meeting in December 1870. Format: image/jpeg License: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 Rights holder: Slough Library Subjects: Colnbrook Turnpike Trust
MilestonesTemporal: start=1741-01-01; end=2008-01-01; Source: Sense of place SE Creator: Reg Harrison Identifier: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... Language: en-GB Format: image/jpeg Go to resource More Like this...
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