Harton Toll House

HER Number

2391

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Harton Toll House

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Toll House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Harton Turnpike on the road from Sunderland to South Shields (HER ref. 2331). This appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan to be a Toll House and Gate.

Easting

437230

Northing

565510

Grid Reference

NZ437230565510

Sources

<< HER 2391 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4