Richmond Bridge tolls

This is part of a local history note on Richmond Bridge.

The tolls levied on the bridge were as follows:

Item crossing	Toll
Every coach, chariot, landau, berlin or chaise, drawn by 6 horses, or "other cattle"	2s  6d
Vehicles drawn by only 4 horses	1s  6d
Vehicles drawn by less than 4 horses or more than 1 horse or other beast	1s weekdays 1s  6d Sundays
Vehicles drawn by one horse only	8d weekdays 1s Sundays
Commercial vehicles Every wagon, wain, dray, car, cart or other carriage:
drawn by more than 6 horses	2s
drawn by more than 4, but less than 6	1s  6d
drawn by 2 or 3 horses	1s
drawn by a single horse	8d
Every higler’s or baker’s cart drawn by 1 horse or beast	6d
Every horse, mare, gelding, mule or ass, laden or unladen, and not drawing a vehicle	2d
Every foot passenger	½d
if trundling a wheelbarrow "or such like carriage"	1d
Cattle	3s  4d a score
Every drove of calves, hogs, sheep or lambs	6d a score

Explanation of old units of currency and measure

• 1s = 1 shilling = 5 pence in today's decimal currency.
• 1d = 1 old penny. There were 12 pennies to a shilling. (The abbreviation d. comes from the Roman denarius).
• A "score" = 20.