2014
TQ2354 : Coal Tax Post no 143
taken 11 years ago, near to Walton on The Hill, Surrey, England
This is 1 of 4 images, with title Coal Tax Post no 143 in this square
Coal Tax Post no 143
This Coal Tax Post (no 143 on the list linked to below) is one of a number of such posts alongside the bridleway that separates Banstead Heath from Walton Heath.
For a wider view, see TQ2354 : Coal Tax Post no 143.
For a wider view, see TQ2354 : Coal Tax Post no 143.
Coal Tax Posts
Coal Tax Posts were markers defining the area within which the Corporation of London could charge duty on coal entering the area. This area had been expanded in 1851 but then reduced in 1861 to coincide with the Metropolitan Police District of the day, the limits of which were between about 20 km and 30km from Charing Cross. It is from this latter time that most of the existing posts date. See Link
for further background, with much more comprehensive information at Martin Nail's excellent site, Link
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- Grid Square
- TQ2354, 38 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Ian Capper (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 8 June, 2014 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 3 April, 2015
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 233 541 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:16.3909N 0:14.0085W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)