Coal Tax Post on Railway Embankment Tq 193 595 is a Grade II listed building in the Epsom and Ewell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 May 1993. Monument.
Coal Tax Post on Railway Embankment Tq 193 595
- WRENN ID
- north-spindle-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Epsom and Ewell
- Constituency
- Epsom and Ewell MP: Helen Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 May 1993
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Coal Tax Post on Railway Embankment Tq 193 595, Wells Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 193 596
- Coordinates
- 51.32352, -0.28928
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 19th-century coal tax post located on a railway embankment. It is made of stone and takes the form of an obelisk with a moulded plinth. The post bears the inscription "14 and 15 Vic c.146" and features a cast iron coat of arms of the City of London, complete with supporting beasts and a motto positioned about one-third of the height of the post. Coal tax posts were used to mark the boundary for the collection of tax on coal entering London.
Local climate
Coal Tax Post on Railway Embankment Tq 193 595 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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