Description

ELLAND NORTH DEAN ROAD
SE 084223
1/70 Copley Bridge Toll House

II

Toll bridge house, now workshop and garage. Early C19. Hammer-dressed stone,
stone slate roof and stone ridges. Elongated octagon in plan. Single storey
with hipped roof, central stack diagonally placed, scalloped eaves board. In
each face a window, formerly with Gothic glazing except the face directly to the
road which has shallow stone hood formerly sheltering the toll board (currently
said to be loose inside the building) dated 1833 and bearing the initials of
B. W. Kennett-Dawson, who was owner of the surrounding estate. Copley Bridge
Bar is one of the 15 toll bridges which remain in North-East England. (Halifax
Courier, 3rd August, 1949). E. Webster, '19th Century Halifax Travel and
Transport' (Halifax 1982), p.12.

Listing NGR: SE0843922345

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26480089

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)