2012

NZ8711 : Toll house, built on the order of an Indian Maharajah

taken 12 years ago, near to Sandsend, North Yorkshire, England

Toll house, built on the order of an Indian Maharajah
Toll house, built on the order of an Indian Maharajah
In 1858 Duleep Singh leased nearby Mulgrave Castle from Lord Normanby. He exercised his elephants on the beach at Sandsend but eventually decided to build a road for them, the first road between Whitby and Sandsend. He also constructed a toll house in order to collect a small charge from others wishing to use this road. The toll house still stands and is today used as holiday accommodation. The extension looks to be of a later date.
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NZ8711, 57 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Pauline E   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 16 January, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 20 January, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 8747 1180 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:29.6400N 0:39.0636W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 8755 1179
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