City of London Coal Duty Post, south side of A113, Abridge (EHER 4086)
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Summary
A post-medieval cast iron boundary marker on the south side of Abridge Road, which was installed to mark the London Coal Duty boundary. It is dated 1862.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 4589 9628 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LAMBOURNE, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
London Coal duty boundary post. <1>
A cast iron, City of London Coal Duty Boundary post on the south side of Abridge Road opposite 'The Chase'. <2> <3>
1996. Field survey.
South verge of Chigwell to Abridge road (A1131), 0.5 mile southwest of Abridge, opposite driveway of 'the Chase'. Height 1.15m, width 0.25m. City of London Coal Duty Post. Rectangular collar on a square plinth with pointed apex (Nail type 2c). Inscriptions on west face: City of London arms with St George's cross and sword. Below the collar: 24 VICT. Photograph and location map in report. <4>
March 2025. Grade II listed.
This post was added to the National Heritage List for England at Grade II on 20/03/2025.
A coal duty boundary marker dating to 1862 cast by Henry Grissell. <5>
NRHE data transfer:
BP (NAT). <6>
Sources
- <1> SEX15 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ49NE20, 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.
- <5> SEX34266 Map: Ordnance Survey. unknown. Ordnance Survey 1:10000 Post War National Grid. 1973.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ49-070
- NRHE identifier: 408246
- National Monuments Record: TQ 49 NE 20