GROSMONT RAILWAY OR TRAMROAD.
52 George III. Cap. 107, Royal Assent 20th May, 1812.
THIS railway was laid down by Mr. John Hodgkinson, who estimated the cost of completing the same at £12,000. The sum of £10,900 being subscribed in £100 shares, the work commenced under the sanction of the legislature in an act, entitled, An Act for making and maintaining a Railway from the End of the Llawihangel Railway in the parish of Liawihangel Crucorney, in the county of Monmouth, to or near to the Twelfth Mile-stone, in the Road leading from the town of Abergavenny, in the county of Monmouth, to the city of Hereford. The clause for remunerating the proprietors enacts the following as
TONNAGE RATES.
| Dung, Compost, Limestone, Manure and Materials for Roads | 2d per Ton, per Mile. |
| Lime, Chalk, Marl, Ashes, Peat, Clay, Bricks and Sand | 3d ditto ditto. |
| Coal, Cinders, Coke, Culm, Charcoal, Tin, Copper, Lead-ore, Pig or Sheet-lead, Iron-stone or Ore, Pig and Bar-iron, Timber, Tiles, Slates, Flag-stones and other Stones | 4d ditto. ditto. |
| All other Goods, Wares, Merchandize and Things whatsoever | 6d ditto. ditto. |
A Fraction of a Ton to be considered as the Quarters contained in such Fraction; and a Fraction of a Quarter as One Quarter. A Fraction of a Mile to be considered as the Quarters contained in it, and of a Quarter as One Quarter.
TOLLS TO BE TAKEN ON THE RAILWAY.
| For every Horse, Mare, Gelding, Colt, Mule, Ass, or other Beast carrying or drawing Goods, Wares or Merchandize liable to pay Tonnage Rates, and passing through any Stop-gate or other Gate on the Railway | 0s 3d each. |
| For all Cows and Horned or Neat Cattle, except Sheep or Swine, driven loose on the said Railway | 0s 2d ditto. |
| For all Sheep and Swine | 1s 3d per Score. |
| All Waggons and Carriages carrying Persons for Hire on the said Railway, for each Passenger | 0s 2d per Mile. |
This tramroad, which may be considered a continuation of the Llawihangel Railway, was designed to facilitate the communication with Herefordshire, and thereby contribute to the easier transit of the various products and commodities, both of import and export, and is nearly seven miles in length, from its commencement at the Llawihangel Railway to its termination at Llangua Bridge.
The fund to be raised for the purposes of the act is £13,000, in £100 shares, with the power of raising a further sum of £7,000, either amongst themselves, or by creating new shares, or by mortgage.
