ACTS OF PARLIAMENT. An Act for enlarging the Term.of.An Act for repairing and amending the Highways leading from Seven Oaks to Woods Gate, and Tunbridge-Wells. And for explaining and making more Effectual the same Act; And for amending. the Highways leading from Woods-Gate. to Kippings-Cross in the Parish of Brenchly.

TURNPIKE ROADS. SEVENOAKS TO TUNBRIDGE WELLS.

Verlag: Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, And by the Assigns of Henry Hills, deceas'd, London., 1724

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Disbound, in plastic sleeve. Folio. 7.5 x 11 inches. [2] + 307-312 pp. Illustrated with royal arms on title page and vignette initial at start of main text, which is in black letter. Fine crisp condition. This turnpike act amends the 1709 Act which improved the road between Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells via Tonbridge and Woods-Gate and provided for a short extension from Woods-Gate to Kippings-Cross, in the parish of Brenchly (which was later continued on to Lamberhurst and Flimwell in East Sussex). The original act was for a term of fifteen years and this was renewed for a further twenty-one as, 'by reason of the Natural Clay and deepness of the Soil, and the Difficulty of getting proper Materials for Amendment,' it had not been effectively repaired during that time. The short mile-and-a-half extension from Woods-Gate was required as that road 'is very bad, and dangerous to his Majesty's Subjects passing that Way.' Tolls and duties were authorised to be collected to ameliorate these roads and any adjoining landowners evading tolls, by allowing passage though their grounds of any ' Horse, Cattle, Coach, Calash, Chaise, Caravan, Waggon, Wain, or other Carriage whatsoever,' would forfeit ten shillings to the toll collector. The Act made provision for maintenance by surveyors to amend, repair or remove and prevent 'Annoyances.Filfth, Dung, Rubbish, Water-Courses, Drains, or other Nuisances' on any part of the highway. These surveyors were to co-operate with the parish Surveyors of Highways, employing a 'Statute-Work' labour force. Ninety seven named Commissioners, composed of local nobility, gentry and clergymen were appointed, with three additional individuals charged with putting the act into effect, without receiving any profits from the tolls levied. Although ESTC records only four copies (in the US), we do not regard this as a scacre item in the UK. KENT ROADS KENT. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 20305

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Titel: ACTS OF PARLIAMENT. An Act for enlarging the...

Verlag: Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, And by the Assigns of Henry Hills, deceas'd, London.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1724

Zustand: ESTC N50462 [1725 imprint]