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Tollgate House, Trebanos, 1805
Glan-yr-afon, Llanfair Talhaearn: toll-gate & stone posts, 1954
  • Copy of resolutions made at a meeting of the Three Commotts District of Roads Trust, held at the Shire Hall, Carmarthen, 5 August 1843. This copy was sent to William Chambers, Llanelli, who was one of the trustees. During the meeting, it was resolved to remove 'such gates and bars as may be shown to be oppressive'. The following gates or bars were to be removed 'as soon as arrangements could be made': 'Pantybedw, Treventy, Penrhiwgoch, Velinygate, Maesybont, Castellyrhingill, Heolfawr, Ffrest, Mansel's Arms, otherwise Drefach, and Dryslwyn Bar.'
Resolutions made at a meeting of the Three Commotts District of Road Trusts, Carmarthen, 5 August 1843 [page 1 of 2]
  • A report of a committee appointed 23 June 1843 to investigate the accounts of the Carmarthen and Newcastle-Emlyn Turnpike trust.
Report of the Carmarthen and Newcastle-Emlyn Turnpike Trust, 11 August 1843 [page 1 of 4]
  • Description by Evan D. Jones: 'Notes of the evidence of William Chambers, junior, (1809-1882), taken on oath in the presence of William Hugh, Thomas Williams, and Henry Rogers and Lewis Davies, charged with being taken in the parish of Llanedi on 7 September, disguised and on suspicion of being concerned in the felonious destruction of a toll house (being a dwelling house) at Pontardulais gate, before William Chambers, J. H[ughes] and R. J. N[evill]. [?8 September 1843]' Source: Evan D. Jones, 'A File of
Notes of the evidence of William Chambers given in the case re. the destruction of the Pontarddulais Gate, 7 September 1843 [page 1 of 8]
  • This memorandum was sent by J. J. Stacey to William Chambers. The memorandum states as follows: 'The Trustees of the Kidwelly District of Turnpike Roads, with a view to remove, if possible, the complaints which have been made as to the number of Toll Bars on this Trust, have ordered most of them, together with one Toll Gate, to be discontinued. They have it in contemplation to reduce or to abolish the Toll on Lime carried for Manure; and that on Culm used for burning lime, as they may deem most expedient.'
Memorandum from the Trustees of the Kidwelly District of Turnpike Roads, 29 September 1843 [page 1 of 2]