After the introduction of Turnpike (toll) roads in the 18th century (1700-1730 the London radial roads were turnpiked, 1750s and 1770s further surges in turnpikes), these needed to be managed and people travelling by horse or carriage needed to pay Turnpike fees on all the different Turnpikes they used. Here are some ephemera associated with aspects of that.
Firstly an invitation to a meeting of Trustees of the Winchester Turnpike (Lower Division) in March 1821. As can be seen from the map there are a large number of separate turnpike trusts in the area.
One used a haulier if one wanted to transport goods, and they would have been responsible for paying any turnpike fees. Here is a receipt dated December 1831 on the back of an advertisement.
Turnpikes carried on into the late 19th century. Below is a turnpike receipt from the 1870s from around Totnes.
However the writing had been on the wall for the Turnpikes as soon as Railways started their rapid spread across the country in the 1830s. The auction poster below is dated May 1835 and is auctioning off mortgages on a Turnpike, and also shares in a canal, similarly due to be adversely affected by the Railways.
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