St Austell and Lostwithiel Turnpike Trust (updated 24^th Sept 2013)

This trust was created in 1761 to turnpike the main highway between the Liskeard Roads (turnpiked in the same year) and the Truro Roads. It was responsible for the coast road beside the china clay workings.

List of Acts

St Austell and Lostwithiel	Grampound to West Taphouse	1 Geo3 c27	1761
St Austell and Lostwithiel		21 Geo3 c90	1781
St Austell and Lostwithiel		43 Geo3 c63	1803
St Austell and Lostwithiel		5 Geo4 c85	1824
St Austell and Lostwithiel		6&7 Wil4 c62	1836

Grampound to St Austell 1803

An Act for continuing the Term, and altering and enlarging the Powers of Two Acts, passed in the First and Twenty-first Years of the Reign of His present Majesty, for repairing and widening the Road leading from the Eastern End of the Borough of Grampound, in the County of Cornwall, through the Towns of Saint Austell and Lostwithiel, and thence to the East End of the Western-Taphouse-Lane, in the said County. [11th June 1803.]

Grampound St Austell 1824

An Act for more effectually repairing and improving the Road leading from the Eastern End of the Borough of Grampound in the County of Cornwall, through the Towns of Saint Austell and Lostwithiel, and thence to the East End of the Western Taphouse Lane in the said County. [28th May 1824.]

Select Committee on State of Roads 1840

Philip Wheeler of St Austell (clerk to the trust) reported

There are 18 miles of road thru 9 parishes – all repaired by the trustees

4 toll gates and 4 side bars

The roads are stated to be in “good” condition – no part under indictment for want of repair.

List of Roads

St Austell Road; A390 from Grampound, eastwards through St Austell and Lostwithiel to West Taphouse to join the Liskeard turnpike (about 18 miles)

Typical St Austell & Lostwithiel Milestone of a design referred to as St Austell Roman stone. This one is at Crewell, nr Lanivet, just north of the old Pelyn Tollhouse

Typical St Austell & Lostwithiel Milestone of a design referred to as St Austell Roman stone. This one is at West Taphouse, closer to the old Tollhouse

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Known Tollhouses (extracts from Tollhouse National database) 8 known of the 4 tollgates and 4 side bars reported by the trust (survivors in bold)

Road Classification Number

Route

GATE NAME

OS Grid Ref- Prefi

Easting

Northing

District

Civil Parish

Location (Name or Number)

Road or Street (see across)

Position

Evidence

Revised 24th Sept 2013

erected by (Turnpike Trust or Authority)

Bibliographic refs

UC road

Lostwithiel to Lanreath

Sandylake

SX

133

605

CWCA

ST WINNOW

Tollgate

Lostwithiel

; ; ;

St Austell and Lostwithiel

-

A390

Liskeard to Lostwithiel

West Taphouse

SX

14969

63246

CWCN

BROADOAK

Old Tollhouse (The Old School)

Main Road

west end of village, close to crash barrier

; ; Turnpike Trust Returns 1824;

St Austell and Lostwithiel

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p73

A390

St Austell to Lostwithiel

Pelyn

SX

087

588

CWRE

LANLIVERY

Pelyn

Edgecombe Road

at bridge over stream

OS 1st Series; ; Turnpike Trust Returns 1824;

St Austell and Lostwithiel

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p70

A390

St Austell to Lostwithiel

Pelyn side bar

SX

0860

5848

CWRE

LANLIVERY

S of Pelyn

roads jct with A3269

at bridge over stream

OS 1st Series; ; ;

St Austell and Lostwithiel

B3268 (was A390)

St Austell to Liskeard

Lostwithiel

SX

10742

59798

CWRE

LOSTWITHIEL

The Old Toll House, No. 1

Grenville Road

at jct with Mill Hill

; ; ;

St Austell and Lostwithiel

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p72

A390

St Austell to Lostwithiel

Mount Charles

SX

0291

5240

CWRE

ST AUSTELL

junction of the A390 Holmbush and Charlestown, to control china clay traffic using Charlestown harbour. The junction has now been replaced with a roundabout

; ; ;

St Austell and Lostwithiel

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p69

A390

St Austell to Lostwithiel

Teague's

SX

0

5

CWRE

ST AUSTELL

west division

; ; Turnpike Trust Returns 1824;

St Austell and Lostwithiel

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p73

A390

St Austell to Lostwithiel

St Blazey

SX

0598

5367

CWRE

ST BLAISE

St Blazey Toll House

St Austell Road, St Blazey Gate

at jct with Grove Road, west of chapel

OS 1st Series; ; ;

St Austell and Lostwithiel

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p71

Known Milestones

In the Milestone Society Database, 24 are identified on A390, A38, – (based on Trust mileage, would expect 18 i.e. some side roads may have been included)