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Grade II listed turnpike toll house. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-417239-the-round-house-opposite-ashcombe-house-

Grade II listed turnpike toll house. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-417239-the-round-house-opposite-ashcombe-house-

Grade II listed turnpike toll house. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-417239-the-round-house-opposite-ashcombe-house-

Alongside the A27, the brick building has the tolls payable when this was a turnpike road, while a more modern service is provided at the van (very welcome!).

Curious relic from the age of the turnpike. Located at the original junction of the A27 and Ashcombe Hollow, the former has been moved few yards to the north the latter to the right has now been blocked off and a new route takes the lane down to Ashcombe Farm Roundabout. Originally there was a pair but the northern one has been lost to road widening. The existence of fireplaces within the structure has led some to believe this was the domestic part of the tollgate, the collection area having been lost over time. A door is on the northern side and there are two windows either side, the roof was originally bricked in a circular fashion but was stolen in the 1940s before East Sussex County Council restored it in the 1950s. The tollgate opened in 1820 and probably went into disuse when the turnpike was wound up in 1871, after that ownership became a little blurred and was claimed by Sussex Heritage Society in 1996 and has never been contested. There are occasional open days to view the inside, see http://pastfinders.com/images/ashcombe/index.htm for some inside views.

Curious relic from the age of the turnpike. Located at the original junction of the A27 and Ashcombe Hollow, the former has been moved few yards to the north the latter to the right has now been blocked off and a new route takes the lane down to Ashcombe Farm Roundabout. Originally there was a pair but the northern one has been lost to road widening. The existence of fireplaces within the structure has led some to believe this was the domestic part of the tollgate, the collection area having been lost over time. A door is on the northern side and there are two windows either side, the roof was originally bricked in a circular fashion but was stolen in the 1940s before East Sussex County Council restored it in the 1950s. The tollgate opened in 1820 and probably went into disuse when the turnpike was wound up in 1871, after that ownership became a little blurred and was claimed by Sussex Heritage Society in 1996 and has never been contested. There are occasional open days to view the inside, see http://pastfinders.com/images/ashcombe/index.htm for some inside views. Beyond the A27 and the flint wall are the grounds of Ashcombe House.

The road in the foreground is the former route of Ashcombe Hollow, a lane that links the village of Kingston Near Lewes to Brighton Road, the A27. Since 1976 the lane runs parallel to the A27 before joining it at Ashcombe Farm Roundabout.

A very realistic painting unfortunately ruined by vandals, eyes and mouth painted over.

Situated by the A27 and the road to Kingston.

Curious relic from the age of the turnpike. Located at the original junction of the A27 and Ashcombe Hollow, the former has been moved few yards to the north the latter to the right has now been blocked off and a new route takes the lane down to Ashcombe Farm Roundabout. Originally there was a pair but the northern one has been lost to road widening. The existence of fireplaces within the structure has lead some to believe this was the domestic part of the tollgate, the collection area having been lost over time. A door is on the northern side and there are two windows either side, the roof was originally bricked in a circular fashion but was stolen in the 1940s before East Sussex County Council restored it in the 1950s. The tollgate opened in 1820 and probably went into disuse when the turnpike was wound up in 1871, after that ownership became a little blurred and was claimed by Sussex Heritage Society in 1996 and has never been contested. The mural was added in the last few years.