Coal Tax Post Outside Red House School Ngr Tq 24115654 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 Outside Red House School Ngr Tq 24115654
- WRENN ID
- upper-soffit-soot
- 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 Outside Red House School Ngr Tq 24115654, Brighton Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 241 565
- Coordinates
- 51.29447, -0.22134
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The coal and wine tax post outside Red House School dates from around 1861 and was made by Henry Grissell. It stands approximately 4½ feet high and features a four-legged plinth with a chamfered pier above, which has a moulded capital band and a pyramidal top. The front of the post displays the City of London shield, while the pier is inscribed with "24 & 25 VICT/CAP 42". The maker's name is located on the rear. This post indicates the boundary where tax was payable, with the coal tax dating back to the 1660s.
Local climate
Coal Tax Post Outside Red House School Ngr Tq 24115654 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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