Coal Tax Post 185 Yards South of Junction with Vicarage 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 185 Yards South of Junction with Vicarage Close

WRENN ID
mired-pedestal-wagtail
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
OS grid reference
TQ 243 552
Coordinates
51.2827, -0.21907
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This coal and wine tax post, located 185 yards south of the junction with Vicarage Close, was created around 1861 by Henry Grissell. Made of metal, it stands approximately 3 feet high and features a four-legged plinth with a chamfered pier above. The pier has a moulded capital band and a pyramidal top. The front displays the City of London shield, and the lettering on the pier reads "24 & 25 VICT/CAP 42". The maker's name is found on the rear. This post marks the boundary where tax was payable on coal, a duty that dates back to the 1660s.

Local climate

Coal Tax Post 185 Yards South of Junction with Vicarage 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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