Low Light on The Old Toll House

Much of Ruyton XI Towns is built on a red sandstone outcrop, Consequently many old walls and some old buildings are constructed using this material. The redness is accentuated by the low light. This circular toll-house has a conical slate roof, and was erected in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century.

The old toll house, now a private dwelling, stands next to an ancient stone bridge wide enough for only one vehicle. The Platl Mill Bridge was designed and built in 1791 by Edward Cureton.and crosses the River Perry, which joins the Severn near Shrewsbury.