Gateshead, Shipcote Toll House
Gateshead, Shipcote Toll House
HER Number
3787
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Gateshead, Shipcote Toll House
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
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
Shipcote Turnpike, toll house and gate were constructed as part of the Newcastle to Durham turnpike road.
Easting
425770
Northing
561930
Grid Reference
NZ425770561930
Sources
<< HER 3787 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6