Coal Tax Post Opposite Yew Tree Close 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 Opposite Yew Tree Close
- WRENN ID
- secret-vault-thunder
- 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 Opposite Yew Tree Close, How Lane
- OS grid reference
- TQ 279 577
- Coordinates
- 51.30486, -0.16647
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Coal Tax Post opposite Yew Tree Close is a historical marker dating from around 1861, made by Henry Grissell. It is approximately 4 feet high and constructed of metal. The post features a chamfered pier set on a four-legged plinth, with a moulded capital band and a pyramidal top. The front displays a cast City of London shield, and the lettering on the pier reads "24 & 25 VICT/CAP 42". The maker's name is inscribed on both the back and front of the post. This coal and wine tax post indicates the boundary where duty was payable, with coal taxation practices dating back to the 1660s.
Local climate
Coal Tax Post Opposite Yew Tree Close 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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