2013
TQ1461 : City Corporation Coal Tax Post, at the junction of Sandy Lane and Copsem Lane
taken 11 years ago, near to Oxshott, Surrey, England
City Corporation Coal Tax Post, at the junction of Sandy Lane and Copsem Lane
This post stands close to a busy road and - as a consequence - was in grubby condition when photographed.
These posts date from the mid 19th century, when the City of London Corporation imposed a tax on coal (and other goods) entering the metropolitan area. They were placed at points on the boundary of that area - though the locations chosen seem pretty arbitrary.
A similar post is to be found a few hundred yards north, where Copsem Lane reaches the A3 roundabout.
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