City of London Coal Duty Post at south side of Colemans Lane, Epping Forest (EHER 3452)

A City of London coal duty post, situated on the south side of Coleman's Lane, 46m (50 yards) west of 'Valley View'.

City of London coal duty post, situated on the south side of Coleman's Lane, 50 yards west of 'Valley View'. <1> <2> <3> 1996. Field survey. South side of Colemans Lane (a 'green lane' path). Cast iron City of London Coal Duty Post. Rectangular collar on a square plinth with pointed apex (Nail type 2). Defaced inscriptions on north face: City of London shield with St George's cross and sword. Below the collar : 18?? VR CAP 42. On north side of plinth: Regents Canal Iron Works Henry C ?. Height 1.26m, width 0.25m. Location map and photograph in report. <4> March 2025. Grade II listed. This post was added to the National Heritage List for England at Grade II on 21/03/2025. A coal duty boundary marker dating to 1862, cast by Henry Grissell of the Regents Canal Ironworks, London. <5> The boundary post can be seen in a Google Streetview image 'sphere' from November 2020. <6> NRHE data transfer: BP (NAT). <7>