City of London Coal Duty Post, Debden Lane, Loughton (EHER 4084)
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Summary
A post-medieval cast iron boundary marker which was installed to mark the London Coal Duty boundary.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 445 983 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LOUGHTON, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | THEYDON BOIS, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
London Coal Duty Boundary mark. <1>
A cast iron post, on the north side of Loughton Lane, opposite the house called 'The Boundary'. <2> <3>
1996. Field survey.
West side of Debden lane between Theydon Bois and Loughton, opposite the drive of 'the Boundary' (house), on verge. Height 1.05m, width 0.25m. Cast iron City of London Coal Duty Post. Rectangular collar on a square plinth with pointed apex (Nail type 2d). Inscriptions on east face: City of London shield with St Georges cross and sword. Below the collar: 4 and 25 VIC, CAP 42. 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.
Cast by Henry Grissell. <5>
The boundary post can be seen on Google Streetview imagery. <6>
NRHE data transfer: no new information.
Sources
- --- SEX71357 Webpage: Historic England. 2011. National Heritage List for England (NHLE).
- <1> SEX15 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ49NW13, 1978.
- <3> SEX12535 Bibliographic reference: Nail, M.. 1972. Coal duties of the City of London and their boundary marks. p.9.
- <4> SEX53667 Report: Kemble, J.. 1997. Historic Boundary Markers in Essex.
- <6> SEX76463 Webpage: Google. 2000-. Google Streetview. Oct 2022.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ49-068
- NRHE identifier: 408281
- National Monuments Record: TQ 49 NW 13