Coal Tax Post at Ngr Tq 14226288 is a Grade II listed building in the Elmbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Tax post.

Coal Tax Post at Ngr Tq 14226288

WRENN ID
ancient-flue-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Elmbridge
Constituency
Esher and Walton MP: Monica Harding (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1984
Type
Tax post
Address
Coal Tax Post at Ngr Tq 14226288, Arbrook Farm Lane
OS grid reference
TQ 142 628
Coordinates
51.35357, -0.36103
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The coal tax post, located at the National Grid Reference TQ 14226288 in Esher, dates from around 1861. It is made of metal and features a four-legged plinth with a chamfered pier above. The post has a moulded capital and a pyramidal top. On the front of the capital band, there is a cast City of London Shield. The lettering on the pier reads: "24 & 25 CAP. VIC 42". This post served as a marker indicating the boundary where duty was payable for coal and wine, with the coal tax originating as far back as the 1660s.

Local climate

Coal Tax Post at Ngr Tq 14226288 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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