2006 - Bristol City Council’s Integrated Transport Strategy includes development of a road user charging toll scheme for the city centre. It proposes an electronic cordon with 14 entry gates charging vehicles on inbound journeys in the morning peak.- Will it be more successful than the last Bristol tolls?.
1727 - THE TURNPIKE TOLL FEES:
A coach and six one shilling
A coach and four 8d
Any conveyance drawn by less than 4 horses or other animals 4d
By one horse or other beast 2d
Every horse, mule, ass or other beast of burden, laden or unladen and not drawing 1d
Except coal horses, per horse 1d
The Kingswood Colliers had desired and half expected total exemption; they were outraged and vowed to pay no tolls at all. Trouble was bound to ensue.
26 June - 'On Monday, the first day of paying the toll at the several turnpikes lately erected near the City, the colliers of Kingswood and Bussleton assembled in a body and pulled down four of them, some of which they set on fire and some they threw in the river. That at Totterdown in the Bath Road being erected again, they went the next day to view it and finding it not done to their minds demolished it again the second time and swear they’ll bring no coal into the City nor suffer any turnpikes in their roads till they are exempt from paying the toll.'
24 July - Attempts were made on the Toghill Turnpike by men disguised in women’s clothes, and high crowned hats. The attack was fought off, and the barrier remained in place as a source of grievance.
12 August - No further attempts had been made to rebuild the turnpikes in the immediate vicinity of Bristol, and life went back to normal. For the time being the colliers were victorious. Sam Farley reported 'things continue peaceable on the colliers side, who continue to bring coal into town unmolested.'
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