The Story of Our Roads |
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I OLD WAYS AND ROMAN ROADS | 1 |
AFTER THE ROMANS | 9 |
TURNPIKE AND TOLL | 17 |
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66 Chapter 66 I suppose agreed Clive Anglesey Aylesbury Bristol Britons broken stone build called Canterbury Canterbury Tales CARMARTHEN cars Cleveport Clive asked Clive in wonder Clive promptly Clive remarked coach country lanes cross Dover Edinburgh eighteenth century England Ermine Street Exeter gate Groats happened Highlands Highway Code highwaymen highways Holyhead Road horses Icknield journey keep King's Couriers later laughed Clive levy a toll LONDINIUM London look MACMILLAN main roads MARY F McAdam miles Ministry of Transport MODERN DAYS North Road old gentleman Parliament puzzled Clive quickly railway repair road engineers Roman roads roundabouts Saxons says Scotland Smethfelde soon speed stone bridges Story Streatley talk Telford tell thing Thomas Telford thought toll bridge toll-gate tolls and turnpikes town tracks Trunk Roads TURNPIKE AND TOLL Turnpike Trusts village Wade Watling Watling Street wheels Whiskers