Coal Tax Post at Ngr Tq 23355415 is a Grade II listed building in the Reigate and Banstead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1983. Tax post.
Coal Tax Post at Ngr Tq 23355415
- WRENN ID
- standing-render-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reigate and Banstead
- Constituency
- Reigate MP: Rebecca Paul (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 1983
- Type
- Tax post
- Address
- Coal Tax Post at Ngr Tq 23355415, Dorking Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 233 541
- Coordinates
- 51.27318, -0.23343
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This coal and wine tax post, dating from around 1861, was made by Henry Grissell. It stands approximately 4 feet high and features a chamfered pier on a front legged plinth. The post has a moulded capital band and a pyramidal top, with a City of London shield on the front. The pier is inscribed with the lettering "24 & 25 VICT/CAP 42", and the maker's name is located on the rear. This post marks the boundary where duty was payable on coal and wine, with the coal tax dating back to the 1660s.
Local climate
Coal Tax Post at Ngr Tq 23355415 receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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