Coal Duty Boundary Marker (On Foreshore, at Mouth of River Darenth, West Bank) is a Grade II listed building in the Bexley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1980. Boundary marker.

Coal Duty Boundary Marker (On Foreshore, at Mouth of River Darenth, West Bank)

WRENN ID
still-courtyard-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bexley
Constituency
Bexleyheath and Crayford MP: Daniel Francis (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 December 1980
Type
Boundary marker
Address
Coal Duty Boundary Marker (On Foreshore, at Mouth of River Darenth, West Bank), Wallhouse Road (The Nearest Named Road)
OS grid reference
TQ 540 780
Coordinates
51.48069, 0.21656
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The coal duty boundary marker at Crayford Ness, located on the foreshore at the mouth of the River Darenth on the west bank, dates from 1851 or soon after. This granite obelisk stands about 5 feet high and has a square base with a pyramidal top. It features the arms of the City of London and bears the inscription: '14 & 15 VIC/C 146'. The marker was erected under the Coal Duties (London and Westminster and adjacent counties) Act 1851.

Local climate

Coal Duty Boundary Marker (On Foreshore, at Mouth of River Darenth, West Bank) 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 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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