Our picture is taken from an old map showing London toll gates (black circles), but strangely, nothing appears in Finchley.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Finchley Toll Gate
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Finchley Toll Gate
Near this site was situated a toll gate abolished in 1871. The Finchley Society
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