Walker, Walker Turnpike Toll House

HER Number:
4182

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Walker, Walker Turnpike Toll House

Place:
Walker

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Toll House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Walker Turnpike toll house and gate on the Newcastle to North Shields Road appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan of the area but is not shown on the 2nd edition plan, indicating that it was out of use by 1895.

Easting:
2833

Northing:
6568

Grid Reference:
NZ28336568

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4182 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98