City of London Corporation Coal Duty Boundary Marker at TQ 181609

The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 2 May 2018.

TQ 16 SE 1/2

City of London Corporation Coal Duty Boundary Marker at TQ 181609

II Boundary post. Dated 1862 on rear. Cast iron, painted white. Approximately 30cm square in section, and approximately 1½ metres high; moulded base, chamfered shaft, moulded cornice, short upper stage with moulded cap and pyramidal top. The front of the shaft has raised lettering at the top:- 4 & 25 Vic/cap 4 (recte "24 & 25", but the "2" missing, and the right-hand end covered by a broken end of a screwed-on plate), referring to the London Coal and Wine Duties Act of 1861, and a raised shield on the section above; and at the bottom of the rear the maker's mark arranged as an oval:- REGENTS CANAL IRON WORKS/HENRY GRISSELL/ 1862/ LONDON

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The asset was previously listed twice also under the parish of Epsom at List entry 1232527. This entry was removed from the List on 2 May 2018.