The Turnpike

The Turnpike is a toll-house, dating to circa 1832, originally built for the Bristol Turnpike Trust. It has been altered in the 20th century. The exterior is colourwashed render with limestone dressings, a hipped slate roof, and a central stack of dressed stone. The building is constructed in the Greek Revival style, with a single-depth plan and a rear extension and outshut.

The two-storey roadside facade has three bays and features a Greek Doric entablature supported by fluted half-columns in antis and two antae, with rendered infill between. There are three deep recesses to the first floor, each containing a blind window. An oversailing eaves cornice is supported by widely spaced brackets. The north facade has small-pane casements within moulded architraves and sills, added in the mid-20th century. The interior has not been inspected.

This is a notable example of its type, distinguished by its architecture.