{"id":592,"date":"2020-09-05T15:25:41","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T15:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/?page_id=592"},"modified":"2020-09-07T08:46:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T08:46:18","slug":"boughrood-bridge-toll-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/?page_id=592","title":{"rendered":"Boughrood Bridge &#038; Toll House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Boughrood Bridge was built by the Maesllwch Estate in 1834 to replace both ferry and ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wooden board setting out the tolls is now in the Radnorshire Museum.  Below is a transcript that can also be inspected in the Bridge End Inn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-2-700x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-2-700x1024.png 700w, https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-2-205x300.png 205w, https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-2-768x1123.png 768w, https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-2-1051x1536.png 1051w, https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-2-1401x2048.png 1401w, https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-2.png 1889w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Llyswen residents were resentful that they had to pay more for their train tickets than Boughrood residents had to pay, since they had to pay the bridge toll as well.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1934, Radnorshire Council bought the bridge from the Maesllwch Estate and crossing became free.  The day that access to the bridge became free is recorded in the photograph below.  It can also be inspected at the Bridge End Inn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-3-1024x672.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-3-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-3-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-3-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-3-1536x1007.png 1536w, https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-3-2048x1343.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bridge End Inn also has a page from an Auctioneer&#8217;s list offering the bridge and toll house for sale &#8211; sadly, no date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/toll-hse-1024x588.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/toll-hse-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/toll-hse-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/toll-hse-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/toll-hse-1536x882.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/toll-hse-2048x1176.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n    <!-- sktbuilder starter --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/sktbuilder-frontend-starter.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder-wordpress-driver.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var starter = new SktbuilderStarter({\"mode\": \"prod\", \"skip\":[\"jquery\",\"underscore\",\"backbone\"],\"sktbuilderUrl\": \"https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/\", \"driver\": new SktbuilderWordpressDriver({\"ajaxUrl\": \"https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\", \"iframeUrl\": \"https:\/\/boughrood.wales\/?page_id=592&sktbuilder=true\", \"pageId\": 592, \"pages\": [], \"page\": \"Boughrood Bridge & Toll House\" }) });<\/script><!-- end sktbuilder starter -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boughrood Bridge was built by the Maesllwch Estate in 1834 to replace both ferry and ford. 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