Monument record MDR5086 - Amber Hill Cottage, Amber Lane, Ashover
Type and Period (1)
- TOLL HOUSE (Georgian - 1760 AD? to 1800 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SK 335633 Amber Lane, Toll-House. 18th century. (1)
Toll House. Toll house on Chesterfield-Matlock turnpike of 1760. Two-storey gritstone structure with slate roof at the foot of Slack Hill. (2)
The only toll-house on the Chesterfield-Matlock turnpike road within Ashover parish. A tollbar is shown at this point on Burdett's map of 1767 and Sanderson's of 1835. (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR10776 Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index: 0105. 0105.
- <2> SDR19367 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D. 2000. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology. Part V. North East Derbyshire. P.25.
- <3> SDR19745 Unpublished document: Edwards, D. 2006. Notes on various SMR entries compiled during research for the new Victoria County History.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 335 632 (30m by 38m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASHOVER, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
May 27 2015 3:14PM