London Coal Duty Marker on District Boundary is a Grade II listed building in the Welwyn Hatfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1985. Marker.

London Coal Duty Marker on District Boundary

WRENN ID
worn-tallow-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield MP: Andrew Lewin (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 August 1985
Type
Marker
Address
London Coal Duty Marker on District Boundary, Warrengate Road, North Mymms
OS grid reference
TL 230 031
Coordinates
51.71372, -0.2206
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The London Coal Duty Marker, located on the district boundary at Warrengate Road in Potters Bar, dates from 1861. It was cast by H. Grissell at the Regents Canal Ironworks. This marker is a cast iron square pier with chamfered corners and a pyramid top, which is painted white. It features the City of London crest on the necking and has the inscription '24 Vict' on the front face.

Local climate

London Coal Duty Marker on District Boundary sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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