120 WESTMORLAND AGRICULTURE, 1800— 1900 



Tolls for Weighing Machine. 

 For weighing every cartload of coals 



„ manure 



„ potatoes 



hay or straw 

 every beast 



,, 4- wheeled carriage or wagon (except laden with wool) 

 wagon or cart of wool with i or 2 packs 

 additional pack in each wagon or cart 

 otlier article, per cart 



Toll for Weights and Scales. 

 For weighing every 4 stones or any fractional part thereof 



ijd. 

 2d. 

 2d. 

 3d. 

 2d. 

 4d. 

 4d. 

 2d. 

 2d. 



Id. 



The above tolls are in force at the present time. The Auction 

 Mart was opened near the station on May 29th, 1876. 



KIRKBY STEPHEN. 



KIRKBY STEPHEN Market, founded by charter dated 1351, was 

 originally held on Friday in each week, but by a subsequent 

 charter, 1606, the day was changed to Monday. Two fairs were also 

 granted under the charter of Edward HL on St. Mark's and St. Luke's 

 days and the days following, that is on the 25th and 26th of April and 

 on the i8th and 19th of October. St. Luke's fair is now held on the 

 27th of October, the change of day being due first to an alteration by 

 the charter of 1606, and later to the change of style which took place in 

 in 1752, and under this charter St. Mark's fair was changed to the 

 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday following Whitsuntide. 



Nicolson and Burn only mention two fairs as being held at Kirkby 

 Stephen — on St. Mark's and St. Luke's days and the days after, and 

 Robinson writing in 1805 to the Monthly Magazine says there is " a 

 considerable Market on Monday weekly, and three Fairs yearly, one held 

 on the Monday before Midsummer, when numbers of men and women, 

 boys and girls, are hired during a month in the hay harvest ; the second 

 on the 2nd of October, which is the day after Brough Hill Fair ; and the 

 third which is chiefly intended for the sale of cattle and sheep on the 27th 

 of October." In 1829 it would appear that there were six annual fairs, 

 viz. : — on the first Monday in Lent ; the Monday before March 20th, 

 April 24th ; October 2nd for cattle, cloth, etc. ; this would be the fair 



