A group of men and boys lining the road beside the turnpike gate in High Street, Strood. Sladdens store, a draper, hosier and haberdasher stands behind the group, and a Table of Tolls for Strood Gate hangs from the Angel Inn.

Date:: Probably 1876

Location:: Strood Toll Gate, High Street, Strood, Medway

Reference:: AA77/02459

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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Description

The turnpike gate at Strood is believed to have been taken down on 30th November 1876. This photograph may have been taken to mark the occasion. Sladdens store is thought to have been demolished in 1896. This is a copy negative made in 1963.

Content

This is part of the Collection: GBA01 Gordon Barnes

Rights

People & Organisations

Curator: Gordon, John

Keywords

Toll Gate, People Posed, Street Scene