Coal duty post on railway embankment approximately 85m south-east of Theydon Park Road is a Grade II listed building in the Epping Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 March 2025. Marker post.
Coal duty post on railway embankment approximately 85m south-east of Theydon Park Road
- WRENN ID
- shifting-jamb-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Epping Forest
- Constituency
- Epping Forest MP: Dr Neil Hudson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 March 2025
- Type
- Marker post
- Address
- Coal duty post on railway embankment approximately 85m south-east of Theydon Park Road, CM16 7LS
- OS grid reference
- TQ 452 976
- Coordinates
- 51.65913, 0.09782
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This coal duty marker, dating to around 1861, is located on a railway embankment approximately 85 meters south-east of Theydon Park Road.
The marker is an obelisk made of stone, standing about 4 meters high. It features a tapered shaft that rises from a wider tapered base measuring about 900 millimeters. The base is often inscribed with '14 & 15 VIC C 146' and/or displays a full coat of arms of the City of London, complete with supporting beasts and motto.
Local climate
Coal duty post on railway embankment approximately 85m south-east of Theydon Park Road sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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