File:Sandbach market tolls.jpg

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English: Old sign on the north wall of the Market Hall in Sandbach, that reads:

Sandbach Market
Table of Tolls Leviable in the Market Belonging to the Sandbach Local Board, Acting as the Urban Sanitary Authority. Poultry and Pigs

  • For any number of fowls or pigs brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, in a basket not exceeding 17 inches in length and 14 inches in width, the sum of 1d
  • For any number of fowls or pigs brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, in a basket or hamper not exceeding 2 feet 6 inches in length and 2 feet in width, the sum of 2d
  • For any number of fowls or pigs brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, in a basket or hamper exceeding 2 feet 6 inches in length and 2 feet in width, the sum of 3d
  • For every turkey, goose, or pig, brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale otherwise than in a basket, hamper, or other similar receptacle, the sum of 1d
  • For every fowl brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale otherwise than in a basket, hamper, or other similar receptacle, the sum of ½d

Butter and Eggs

  • For any quantity of butter or for any number of eggs brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, in a basket not exceeding 17 inches in length and 14 inches in width, the sum of 1d
  • For any quantity of butter or for any number of eggs brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, in a basket not exceeding 2 feet 6 inches in length and 2 feet in width, the sum of 2d
  • For any quantity of butter or for any number of eggs brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, in a basket exceeding 2 feet 6 inches in length and 2 feet in width, the sum of 3d
  • For any quantity of butter or for any number of eggs brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, in a box exceeding 2 feet in length, the sum 3d
  • For any quantity of butter or for any number of eggs brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, in a box exceeding 2 feet and not exceeding 3 feet in length, the sum of 4d
  • For any quantity of butter or for any number of eggs brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, in a box exceeding 4 feet and not exceeding 5 feet in length, the sum of 6d

Fruit and Vegetables

  • For any number of fruit or vegatables brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, in a basket, bag, hamper, pannier, cask, or box not exceeding 17 inches in length and 14 inches in width, the sum of 1d
  • For any number of fruit or vegatables brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, in a cart drawn by two horses, the sum of 9d
  • For any number of fruit or vegatables brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, in a cart drawn by one horses, the sum of 6d
  • For any number of fruit or vegatables brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, in a cart drawn by one ass or mule, the sum of 4d
  • For any number of fruit or vegatables brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, in a cart drawn by two asses or mules, the sum of 6d
  • For any number of fruit or vegatables brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, in a waggon, the sum of 1s
  • For every score of live turkeys or geese brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, the sum of 6d
  • For every score of live ducks brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, the sum of 3d
  • For every calf, sheep, lamb, or goat brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, the sum of ½d
  • For every gig, carriage, cart, or other vehicle brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, the sum of 6d
  • For every horse, mare, gelding, colt, or filly, brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, the sum of 4d
  • For every cow, bull, ox, or heifer brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, the sum of 2d
  • For every ass or mule brought into the market for sale or exposure for sale, the sum of 1d
Given under the seal of the Sandbach Local Board of Health, This 1st day of December 1890
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Camera location53° 08′ 40.75″ N, 2° 21′ 46.98″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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