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Description: Steanor Bottom Toll House (formerly listed as Steanor Bottom Old Toll Bar)

Address: Steanor Bottom Toll House Todmorden Road Littleborough Lancashire West Yorkshire OL15 9PE

Grade: IISTAR

Group detail: Rochdale Road (west side)

Full description:
Toll house for the former 'Todmorden Turnpike Road'. Hammer-dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys, semi-octagonal in plan. 2 outer faces are blind. The 3 sides fronting road present a symmetrical appearance. Doorway has large tie-stones. Over is semi-circular recess of the same size as the windows with projecting sill and plain surrounds. Set within this is exact replica of toll board, the top of which reads: 'TODMORDEN TURNPIKE ROADS, STEANOR BOTTOM BAR, Tolls to be taken at this Bar under the, Local Act: 1st & 2nd Geo. 4. cap.III.' Then follows list of tolls. Single light semi-circular headed windows to each floor, sashed with 16 panes. Return walls are watershot and have quoins. Gutter brackets and tripartite hip to roof. One dressed stack to rear which has single storey extension in keeping c1980. A classic example of a toll house. K. Parry, Trans-Pennine Heritage, Hills, People and Transport, (1981), p.78.