Coal Tax Post 185 Yards South Of Junction With Vicarage Close

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

TQ 25NW BANSTEAD FORMER U.D. BRIGHTON ROAD (east side) TADWORTH 3/83 Coal Tax Post 185 yards south of junction with Vicarage Close

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Coal and Wine tax post. Circa 1861 by Henry Grissell. Metal. Circa 3 foot high.

Four legged plinth chamfered pier above with moulded capital band and pyramidal top. City of London shield on the front, lettering on the pier reads "24 & 25 VICT/CAP 42". Makers name on the rear. A Coal and Wine duty post indicating the boundary at which tax was payable, that on coal dating back to the 1660's.

Listing NGR: TQ2430055235

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/0746 IOE Records taken by Christopher Fransella; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Christopher Fransella. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project