Coal Taxpost at Hang Grove is a Grade II listed building in the Bromley local planning authority area, England. Monument.

Coal Taxpost at Hang Grove

WRENN ID
dreaming-tallow-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bromley
Constituency
Orpington MP: Gareth Bacon (Con)
Country
England
Type
Monument
Address
Coal Taxpost at Hang Grove, Downe Road
OS grid reference
TQ 438 605
Coordinates
51.32603, 0.06324
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Coal Taxpost at Hang Grove is a cast iron structure dating from 1861. It has a square shape with chamfered sides and moulded caps, and features a shield from the City's Arms. This taxpost is classified as No 189, type 2d, in the publication "The Coal Duties of the City of London and their Boundary Marks" from 1972.

Local climate

Coal Taxpost at Hang Grove receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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