Description and History of Site:-
In 1973 Jane Hatcher noted: 4 rooms, central doorway, to main facade. Apparently no windows to rear, just one doorway, but rear covered in ivy. Brick, with rusticated brick quoins, although adjacent buildings in magnesium limestone. Flat arches to openings. Slate roof. No window to the road, does not look like a toll bar, but similar to one other side of Tadcaster, although this one looks earlier. Yorkshire sliding sashes. One of the toll bars on the Tadcaster - Halton Dial Turnpike road. The turnpike was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1751. Halton Dial is in Graveleythorpe, east Leeds. The present A64, Leeds / Tadcaster road, is nearby. Headley Bar was built c1755 and demolished c1978 to make way for building the Tadcaster (A64) bypass.

Further Reading and References:-
YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972
Hatcher, J. The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire. Phillimore, 1985.

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Key Words :- toll bar house

Viewing the Site :- Site only can be viewed from the road

Address :- A64, Stutton with Hazlewood, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, LS24 9NL
Grid Ref :- SE 45200 41020
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.863437 , Long -1.314192
Local Authority :- Selby District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Site Dates :- c1755 - c1978
Record Date :- 16 May 2015

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