At Hugh has posted this image, captioned "Turnpike Lane Toll Booth, late 19th Century (disused and soon to be demolished)" and "Our area has a long history of road pricing. In 1739 the Stamford Hill Green Lanes Turnpike Trust started taking tolls on Green Lanes at its intersection with Tottenham Lane (subsequently renamed Turnpike Lane). In 1789, the Manor House Turnpike was established. Both gates lasted until the turnpike system was swept away in 1872."
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Stamford Hill Green Lanes Turnpike
Commemorated ati
The Angel, Enfield
Site of "The Angel" where met the Stamford Hill Green Lanes Turnpike Trust, 1...
Other Subjects
Old Ford on River Lee
This is, approximately, the area where the Greenway crosses the River Lea, E3. Â In Roman times the ford was the most down-stream place where the River Lea could be crossed so it was an important po...
Canal & River Trust
From their website: "We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways, because we believe that life is better by water." Canal & River Trust took over the guardiansh...
Corporal Albert Lancelot Haley
Albert Lancelot Haley was born on 11 October 1882, a son of James Alexander Haley (1828-1902) and Emma Haley née Harrison (1842-1913). His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1882 in the Kin...
first thoroughfare under a navigable river in the world
See Brunel's Thames Tunnel.

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