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Brayton Gate Toll House, Selby

Small 19th century toll house, a rare survivor in Yorkshire
Region:
East Yorkshire
Red Wheel Site:
No
Transport Mode(s):
Road
Address:
Doncaster Road, Brayton, Selby YO8 9HD
Postcode:
YO8 9HD
Visitor Centre:
No
Website:

About Brayton Gate Toll House, Selby

Built by a Turnpike Trust in the 19th century as a lodge cottage with a protruding front, it is currently a domestic property with only minor changes to the original tollhouse structure.

It is single-storey on polygonal-bay front with two wings, with walls of render, roof of slate, square headed windows with modern glazing, a blocked front with a window replacing the doorway. It has distinctively overhanging eaves.

The building is Listed Grade II.

By Road: On A19, south of Selby.

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