File:Boundary Post, Dunkerton - geograph.org.uk - 1562772.jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Boundary_Post,_Dunkerton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1562772.jpg(640 × 480 pixels, file size: 161 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Description
English: Boundary Post, Dunkerton. This post dated 1827 for is for the Bath Turnpike Trust. It is made of cast iron.

The Turnpike trusts were set up in the 18C and improved the roads by collecting tolls from those passing the toll gates set on major roads.

Bath Turnpike Trust, established under an Act of 1707, was the first such Trust in North Somerset.
Date
Source From geograph.org.uk
Author Trish Steel
Camera location51° 19′ 57″ N, 2° 24′ 35″ W  Heading=157° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location51° 19′ 56″ N, 2° 24′ 34″ W  Heading=157° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

Licensing

[edit]
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Attribution: Trish Steel
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current16:15, 3 March 2011Thumbnail for version as of 16:15, 3 March 2011640 × 480 (161 KB)GeographBot (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |description={{en|1=Boundary Post, Dunkerton This post dated 1827 for is for the Bath Turnpike Trust. It is made of cast iron. The Turnpike trusts were set up in the 18C and improved the roads by collecting tolls fro

There are no pages that use this file.

Metadata