London Coal Duty Marker on North Side of Road, Near Drive to Alfriston is a Grade II listed building in the St Albans local planning authority area, England. Marker.

London Coal Duty Marker on North Side of Road, Near Drive to Alfriston

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans MP: Daisy Cooper (LD)
Country
England
Type
Marker
Address
London Coal Duty Marker on North Side of Road, Near Drive to Alfriston, Harper Lane, St. Stephen
OS grid reference
TL 172 023
Coordinates
51.70738, -0.30519
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The London coal duty marker, erected between 1861 and 1862, is located on the north side of the road near the drive to Alfriston. This cast iron post, which is painted white, stands normally at one and a half metres high, although it is partially sunk into the ground. The marker features chamfered corners and roll mouldings that form a capital, which displays the City of London coat of arms on the front face. Below the coat of arms is a raised inscription that reads '25 Vict Cap. 42'. The marker was cast by Henry Grissell iron works at Regents Canal in London.

Local climate

London Coal Duty Marker on North Side of Road, Near Drive to Alfriston sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% 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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