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Dunster old toll house

The old turnpike toll house at the end of West Street controlled the entrance to Dunster. The gate and any ticket office have been demolished. A story is told of a circus convoy that objected to being charged getting an elephant to lift the gate off its hinges!

Copyright: 
University of London
Image Caption: 
Dunster old toll house
Asset Author: 
Mary Siraut