Durham County Record Office County Hall Durham DH1 5UL Telephone (0191) 383 3253 e-mail: record.office@durham.gov.uk website: www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice SUBJECT GUIDE 6 : TURNPIKE ROAD RECORDS Issue no.3 April 1999 The turnpike trusts which existed in County Durham and that part of the North Riding of Yorkshire which became part of Durham in 1974 are listed below. The limits within which they operated are given, as are the dates of the Acts of Parliament which authorised their operations. A brief indication is given of relevant records held in the Durham Record Office. In addition to those records listed, the Record Office holds a set of local Acts of Parliament (into which category most Turnpike Acts fell) from 1798, and these may be consulted in the Search Room. ALLENDALE Allenheads - Cowshill Acts: 1826, 1853, 1875 Deposited plan, 1825 Q/D/P 20 BISHOPWEARMOUTH AND NORTON Bishopwearmouth - Norton Acts: 1789, 1811, 1832, 1875 Deposited plan, 1831 Q/D/P 42 Sale of tollhouse sites, 1873-1877 Q/D/B 1, pp. 438-446 BOROUGHBRIDGE, CATTERICK AND PIERCEBRIDGE Boroughbridge - Catterick - Piercebridge Acts: 1742, 1749, 1784, 1803, 1825, 1862, 1875 Act, 1742 D/St/X2/1 BOROUGHBRIDGE, DARLINGTON AND DURHAM Boroughbridge - Northallerton - Croft Bridge - Darlington - Durham Acts: 1745, 1749, 1792, 1801, 1812, 1832, 1868, 1871 Mortgage bond, 1746 D/X 107/1 Toll lease bond, 1761 D/X 107/2 Resolutions concerning possible amalgamation, 1822 D/HH 2/16/202 Letter relating to dividend payments, 1825 D/X 107/6 Deposited plan of improvements, 1831 Q/D/P 39 Receipts for repayment of capital, 1843/1848 D/X 107/7-8 Plan (Entercommon to Darlington), n.d. D/X 107/30 Plan (Northallerton to Croft Bridge), n.d. D/X 107/31 Plan (Northallerton to Darlington), n.d. D/X 107/33 Sale of tollhouse sites, 1871-1872 Q/D/B 1, pp.418-419 BOWES AND BROUGH Bowes - Brough Acts: 1743, 1769, 1791, 1813, 1862, 1867, 1873 BOWES AND SUNDERLAND BRIDGE Bowes - Barnard Castle - Staindrop - Bishop Auckland - Sunderland Bridge Acts: 1748, 1756, 1792, 1813, 1816, 1870 Act, 1748 D/Sa/X 108 Acts, 1756/1792/1813 D/St/X2/5 Mortgages of tolls, 1748-1846 D/HH 10/18/83-96 Accounts, 1770-1871 RD/BC 33 Orders for obtaining gravel, 1796/1824 D/Sa/E 985-986 Parliamentary bill, 1813 D/X 606/5 Act, 1813 D/HH 10/18/1 Legal case papers, 1818-1871 D/HH 10/18/176-207,212 List of trustees, [1822] D/HH 2/16/201 Minutes, 1823-1870 RD/BC 32 Receipts and payments, 1823-1854 D/HH 10/18/67 Financial records, 1827-1868 D/HH 10/18/68-82 Plans, [c.1837-c.1859] D/HH 10/18/208-211 Affidavits concerning repair of road, 1839 D/HH 10/18/648 Leases of tollgates, 1857-1867 D/HH 10/18/14-66 Notices of meetings of trustees and lettings of tollgates,1857-1869 D/HH 10/18/2-13 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1857-1863 D/HH 10/18/103-175 Notices of lettings of tollgates, 1863-1866 RD/BC 34 Sales of property and abolition of trust, 1866-1870 D/HH 10/18/97-102 BROUGH AND MIDDLETON BRIDGE Brough - Middleton Bridge; Chapel House - Eggleston Bridge Acts: 1817, 1853, 1854, 1873 Act, 1817 D/HH 10/18/213 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1845-1871 D/HH 10/18/303-310 Leases of tollgates, 1851-1872 D/HH 10/18/216-236 Notices of meetings, 1853/1873 D/HH 10/18/214-215 Mortgage debt, 1853-1854 D/HH 10/18/242-273 Statements of income and expenditure, 1868-1874 D/HH 10/18/237-241 Sales of property and abolition of trust, 1873-1874 D/HH 10/18/274-302 CATTERICK BRIDGE AND DURHAM Catterick Bridge - Yarm - Stockton - Sedgefield - Durham Acts: 1742, 1746, 1753, 1789, 1810, 1830, 1861, 1862, 1862, 1875 Bill, [1752] D/St/X2/4 Sales of tollhouse sites, 1878 Q/D/B 1, pp.447-448, 450-452 COCKERTON BRIDGE AND STAINDROP Cockerton Bridge - Staindrop Acts: 1793, 1814, 1835 Mortgage bond, 1794 D/X 107/4 Appointment of surveyor, 1822 D/HH 10/18/652 Order book, 1823-1835 D/DL/4 Balance sheet, 1829 D/XD/16 CUMBERLAND Burtryford - Alston Acts: 1794, 1815, 1824, 1853 Deposited plan, 1823 Q/D/P 11 DARLINGTON AND BARTON LANE END Angel Inn at Darlington - Barton Lane End Acts: 1831, 1862, 1863, 1876 Minute book, 1831-1873 D/XD/60 DARLINGTON AND COCKERTON BRIDGE UNITED Formed by amalgamation of Darlington & West Auckland and Cockerton Bridge & Staindrop Trusts, 1835 Acts: 1835, 1873 Sale of tollhouse sites, 1873 Q/D/B 1, pp.423-428, 431-432, 435-437 DARLINGTON AND WEST AUCKLAND Darlington - West Auckland Acts: 1751, 1756, 1795, 1814 Bill, 1755 D/St/X2/6 Miscellaneous papers (inc. mortgages), 1752-1820 D/DL/4 Mortgage bond, 1794 D/X 107/4 Appointment of surveyor, 1822 D/HH 10/18/654 Plan (Piercebridge to Royal Oak tollgate), n.d. D/X 107/32 DERWENT AND SHOTLEY BRIDGE Axwell Park - Shotley Bridge Acts: 1833, 1865, 1866, 1885 Deposited plan, 1832 Q/D/P 47 DURHAM AND SHOTLEY BRIDGE Durham - Lanchester - Shotley Bridge Acts: 1810, 1831, 1865 Deposited plan, 1830 Q/D/P 35 Letter relating to ejection of collector at Lanchester, 1869 D/X 571/2/38 DURHAM AND TYNE BRIDGE Durham - Tyne Bridge Acts: 1746, 1753, 1773, 1813, 1824, 1871 Financial statements, 1830-1835 D/HH 2/16/47 Deposited plan of proposed alterations, 1809 Q/D/P 2a GATESHEAD AND HEXHAM Gateshead - Ryton - Dilston Acts: 1777, 1799, 1820, 1854, 1855, 1871 Act, 1793 D/Br/E 334 Plan, 1798 D/St/X2/8 Correspondence relating to contribution by Stella Coal Co. to upkeep of road, 1866 NCB I/JS 27(65-67) GATHERLEY MOOR, STAINDROP AND WINSTON Gatherley Moor - Staindrop; Smallways - Winston Acts: 1761, 1782, 1803, 1825, 1863, 1864 Bill and related papers, 1760-1761 D/St/X2/7 LOBLEY HILL AND BURTRYFORD Lobley Hill - Burtryford; Bryan's Leap - Blackhedley; Wolsingham - Durham Acts: 1793, 1814, 1837, 1872 Reports and accounts, 1872-1874 D/X 75/38 MIDDLETON AND BOWES Middleton Tyas - Gatherley Moor - Greta Bridge - Bowes Acts: 1744, 1771, 1792, 1814, 1862, 1875 Act, 1744 D/St/X2/2 MIDDLETON-IN-TEESDALE AND EGGLESTON or EGGLESTON COAL ROAD Middleton-in-Teesdale - Edge; Eggleston - Eggleston Bridge Acts: 1792, 1808, 1829, 1860, 1882 Acts, 1808/1829 D/St/X2/10 Agreement for repair of road, 1814 D/HH 10/18/651 List of trustees, [1822] D/HH 2/16/201 Application for Act, 1828-1829 D/HH 10/18/311-312 Purchase of land, 1841 D/HH 10/18/656 Minutes of meeting, 1841 D/HH 2/16/204 Act, 1869 D/X 339/6 PIERCEBRIDGE AND TUDHOE LANE END Act: 1748 SOUTH SHIELDS AND VIGO LANE South Shields - White Mere Pool - Vigo Lane; Jarrow Slake - East Boldon Acts: 1826, 1853, 1854, 1869 Deposited plans, 1823/1824/1825 Q/D/P 12, 16, 21 Report on tollgates in South Shields, 1866 D/X 189/1 (iv) STAINDROP AND GRETA BRIDGE Staindrop - Whorlton - Greta Bridge Act: 1829 Deposited plan, 1828 Q/D/P 32 Establishment of trust, construction of bridge and roads, 1828-1830 D/HH 10/18/314-371 Correspondence, 1828-1830 D/HH 10/18/552-626 and 649 Act, 1829 D/HH 10/18/313 Statements of income and expenditure and balance sheets, 1829-1844 D/HH 10/18/372-387 Accounts and vouchers, 1829-1844 D/HH 10/18/411-551 Leases of tollgates, 1830-1848 D/HH 10/18/388-410 Minutes of concerning letting of tollgates, 1832 D/HH 10/18/655 Photograph of toll board, n.d. D/Ph 281 STANHOPE AND SHOTLEY Stanhope - Edmondbyers - Greenhead Acts: 1815, 1853, 1873 STOCKTON AND BARNARD CASTLE Stockton - Darlington - Barnard Castle Acts: 1747, 1749, 1753, 1805, 1825, 1863, 1864, 1873 Mortgages, 1747-1827 D/DL/4 Complaint against trustees, 1748 Q/S/OB 10, pp.114-115 Appointment of trustee, 1757 D/Lo/F 304 Appointment of surveyor, 1822 D/HH 10/18/653 List of trustees, [1822] D/HH 2/16/201 Balance sheets, 1822/1824/1829 D/DL/4 Notices of meeting of trustees, 1825 D/X 107/5/1-2 Sale of tollhouse sites, 1873 Q/D/B 1, pp.429-430,433-434 SUNDERLAND AND DURHAM Sunderland - Durham Acts: 1747, 1768, 1789, 1811, 1831, 1867 Bill and Act, 1746/1747 D/St/X2/3 WEARMOUTH BRIDGE AND TYNE BRIDGE Wearmouth Bridge - Tyne Bridge Acts: 1796, 1818, 1839, 1870 Sale of tollhouse sites, 1870-1871 Q/D/B 1, pp.394-400,402-403 WEST AUCKLAND or CORBRIDGE West Auckland - Elishaw Acts: 1792, 1813, 1833, 1869 Letter relating to road, 1789 D/Lo/F 823 HANDLISTS:SUBJECTGUIDE06.DOC/25-Aug-04/14:41 page 1