City of London Coal Duty Post at Colemans Lane, Epping Forest (EHER 3453)

A City of London coal duty boundary post, situated on the south side of Coleman's Lane, 300 yards west of St Leonards Road.

City of London coal duty boundary post, situated on the south side of Coleman's Lane, 300 yards west of St Leonards Road. <1> <2> <3> 1996. Field survey. Junction of Colemans Lane and an overgrown 'green lane' called Lousehall Lane, on the south side of Colemans Lane. Cast iron Coal Duty Post. Rectangular collar on a square plinth with pointed apex (Nail type 2). Inscriptions on north face: City of London arms with St George's cross and sword: below the collar: 26 VIC, CAP 42. On north and south sides of plinth: Regents Canal Iron Works London, Henry Crissell 1864. Height 1.37m, 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 and Wine Duty Marker dating to 1862 cast by Henry Grissell. <5> The boundary post can be seen in a Google Streetview image 'sphere' from October 2020. <6> NRHE data transfer: BP (NAT). 7>