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The 'Take off' stone, Mortimer Road, at top of Strines Hill near to the Strines Inn

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Ref No:	s33391
Title:	The 'Take off' stone, Mortimer Road, at top of Strines Hill near to the Strines Inn
Location:	Derbyshire
Date Period:	1960-1979
Photographer:	J. H. Bailey
Copyright::	J. H. Bailey
Notes:	This stone dates from the 1770s when Mortimer Road was first constructed as a toll road. The term 'take off' was applied to the extra horses required to pull heavily laden carts up steep hills.
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