2011

TQ3961 : Coal tax post, King Henry's Drive

taken 13 years ago, near to New Addington, Croydon, England

Coal tax post,  King Henry's Drive
Coal tax post, King Henry's Drive
This unassuming post marks quite a historical location. Not only is it on the present boundary of Greater London (as the "welcome to Croydon" sign in the background shows): the coal tax post also indicates a historic boundary (see shared description) and the map indicates a Roman road crossing the present road at this point.
Coal Tax Posts

Coal Tax Posts were markers defining the area within which the Corporation of London could charge duty on coal entering the area. This area had been expanded in 1851 but then reduced in 1861 to coincide with the Metropolitan Police District of the day, the limits of which were between about 20 km and 30km from Charing Cross. It is from this latter time that most of the existing posts date. See LinkExternal link for further background, with much more comprehensive information at Martin Nail's excellent site, LinkExternal link. This includes a full list of extant posts, at LinkExternal link.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Boundary, Barrier Suburb, Urban fringe Boundary: Local Authority Milestoneid: SY CTCRO01bm other tags: Coal Tax Post Course of Roman Road Boundary Marker Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Coal Tax Post [5] · Sign [3] · Roman Road [2] ·
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TQ3961, 55 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 24 July, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 30 July, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3949 6127 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:20.0053N 0:0.0556E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3949 6127
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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