Coal Duty Obelisk Next to Bridge Over Stream is a Grade II listed building in the Broxbourne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 1983. Monument. 1 related planning application.

Coal Duty Obelisk Next to Bridge Over Stream

WRENN ID
small-baluster-bittern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Broxbourne
Constituency
Broxbourne MP: Lewis Cocking (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 November 1983
Type
Monument
Address
Coal Duty Obelisk Next to Bridge Over Stream, Darnicle Hill, EN7 5TD
OS grid reference
TL 308 046
Coordinates
51.72546, -0.10741
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Coal Duty Obelisk next to the bridge over the stream in Cheshunt was erected in 1861 to mark the boundary of the London coal duty. It is one of seven such obelisks in the district. The obelisk is made of painted cast iron and stands about one and a half metres high. It has a square post with a flat pyramid top, chamfered corners, and roll-moulded necking. There is a raised armorial plaque featuring a painted cross, which represents the arms of the City of London.

Local climate

Coal Duty Obelisk Next to Bridge Over Stream sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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