Coal tax post
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Coal tax post
Image: © Bikeboy Taken: 28 Aug 2015
These are found all around the perimeter of London. They are marked with the crest of the city of London and were erected around 1860. They marked the boundary after which an extra tax had to be paid on coal destined for use in London. Tax was not collected at the posts. They served as a reminder only. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3394145 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3368546 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3368543 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3832975 for other examples.
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