Hayle Bridge Causeway Turnpike Trust               (updated 24th Sept 2013)

This trust was initially created in 1825 to improve the main road over the river estuary and give access into the mining areas. It was later extended to turnpike the highway west of Redruth, towards Penzance.

List of Acts

Hayle Bridge Causeway

Grigg's Quay, Hayle Bridge and Phillack Road

6 Geo 4 c4

1825

 

 

Griggs Quay and Penzance Turnpike Road

7 Wil4 c2

1837

 

 

Hayle and Redruth Turnpike.

2&3 Vic c12

1839

 

 

continuation

38&39 Vic c194

1875

 

 

termination

 

 

Nov 1878

Hayle 1825

An Act for building a Bridge and making a Causeway and Turnpike Road from or near Grigg's Quay, in the Parish of Uny Lelant, over Hayle River and Sands, in the Parish of Saint Erth, to Carnsew Quay, through Hayle Foundery, in the said Parish of Saint Erth, and Pen Poll, in the Parish of Phillack, all in the County of Cornwall. [23d March 1825.]

WEREAS the Port of Hayle, in the County of Cornwall, is a Place of great Resort, by reason of the extensive Trade it carries on in Coals, Timber, iron, Lime, and other Commodities, and the shipping of the various Ores raised in the numerous Mines in its Neighbourhood : And whereas the direct Line of Communication betwixt the large and populous Towns of Truro, Redruth, and Camborne, and the flourishing Town of Penzance, and various other Parts of the said County of Cornwall, runs through Hayle, and immediately across the Hayle Sands and River, but, in consequence of the extremely hazardous and dangerous State of the said Sands, and of the utter Impossibility of passing over them for considerable Periods before and after the Time of High Water, (they then being entirely overflown), the Passage is frequently impeded, and Persons going to and from the Places before mentioned are obliged to go round by a longer and more hilly and circuitous Route: And whereas the making, maintaining, and keeping in repair a Turnpike Road, and the building of a bridge, and the raising and forming of a Causeway, from or near a Place situate at about Eight hundred Feet. South-west of a certain Wharf or Quay called Grigg’s Quay, in the Parish of Uny Lelant in the said County, over and across the said River Hayle and Sands, to or near the Western End or Termination of a certain Lane called Helston Lane, in the said Parish of Saint Erth, and the forming, making, and opening of convenient Avenues, Roads, and Approaches to the said Causeway, and the continuing the said Turnpike Road from the End or Termination of the said Causeway, at or near the Western End of the said Lane, to a certain Wharf or Quay called Carnsew Quay, in the said Parish of Saint Erth, and from thence through a certain Place, called Hayle Foundery, in the said Parish of Saint Erth, and through Part, of a Tenement called Pen Poll, in the Parish of Phillack, in the said County, in a Direction towards and across the Scite of the Stable of a certain Inn or Public House called The Royal Standard Inn, which is situated near certain Wharfs or Quays called The Hayle Quays, in the said Parish of Phillack, to a Point parallel with the Northern End of the said Inn, arid there to fall into the present Road or Highway leading from the said Town of Penzance to the said Town of Camborne, would confer a great Benefit, on the said Port of Hayle, by rendering the Access to it safe and commodious for Travellers and Carriages, would much facilitate the Conveyance of Goods and Passengers to and from the said Towns of Truro, Redruth, Camborne, and Penzance, and the Places adjacent thereto, and in general considerably improve the Communication and Intercourse between the Central and Western Parts of the said County

Select Committee on State of Roads 1840

George Dennis John of Penzance (clerk to the trust) reported

There are 6 miles of road thru 5 parishes – all repaired by the trustees

3 toll gates and 3 side gates

The roads are stated to be in “very good” condition – no part under indictment for want of repair.

 

List of Roads

Hayle Causeway Road; A30 from Illogan Highway in Redruth, through Ludgvan to juct with Helston Road at Marazion (about 13 miles – in 1840 was 6 miles i.e. as far as Copperhouse)

 

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Known Tollhouses (extracts from Tollhouse National database) 9 named sites though only 3 gates and 3 bars reported by Trust (survivors in bold)

Road Classification Number

Route

GATE NAME

OS Grid Ref- Prefi

Easting

Northing

District

Civil Parish

Location (Name or Number)

Road or Street (see across)

Position

Evidence

Revised 24th Sept 2013

erected by (Turnpike Trust or Authority)

Bibliographic refs

A30

Camborne to Redruth

Trewithian

SW

636

404

CWKE

CAMBORNE

Trewithian

 

 

; ; ;

Hayle Bridge Causeway

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p32

UC road (was A30)

Camborne to Redruth

Blowing House (Illogan Highway)

SW

68702

41763

CWKE

CARN BREA

Barncoose

Barncouse Terrace

jct with lane on route of old mineral tramway

; ; ;

Hayle Bridge Causeway

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p33

A30

Camborne to Redruth

Pool

SW

6658

4141

CWKE

CARN BREA

Cornwall Technical College

The toll house probably controlled the road at a point where there was a mineral tramway crossing. It stood in the grounds of Cornwall College until it was demolished

; ; ;

Hayle Bridge Causeway

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p32

UC road (was A30)

Camborne to Redruth

Connor Downs

SW

59194

39210

CWPW

GWINEAR GWITHIAN

 

Turnpike Road, Connor Downs, jct with Mutton Hill

; ; ;

Hayle Bridge Causeway

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p31

A30

Camborne to Redruth

Hayle

SW

5604

3763

CWPW

HAYLE

 

 

 

; ; ;

Hayle Bridge Causeway

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p31

A30

Camborne to Redruth

Crowlas

SW

5144

3309

CWPW

LUDGVAN

Crowlas

jct with B3309

 

; ; ;

Hayle Bridge Causeway

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p30

A30

Camborne to Redruth

St Erth

SW

5419

3590

CWPW

ST ERTH

opp. station

 

 

; ; ;

Hayle Bridge Causeway

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p30

A30

Camborne to Redruth

Hayle Causeway 1

SW

5464

3629

CWPW

ST ERTH

 

 

 

; ; ;

Hayle Bridge Causeway

 

A30

Camborne to Redruth

Hayle Causeway 2

SW

5513

3660

CWPW

ST ERTH

 

 

 

; ; ;

Hayle Bridge Causeway

 

 

Known Milestones

In the Milestone Society Database, 11 are identified on old A30 now UC roads,  (based on Trust mileage, expect 6 i.e. some side roads may have been included)