Rye Brook culvert and coal tax obelisk

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Rye Brook culvert and coal tax obelisk

Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 7 Sep 2018

Culvert taking the Rye Brook under the Epsom to Leatherhead railway border of Ashtead and Epsom Commons. On the embankment can be seen a coal tax post (no 121 on the list linked to below) of the obelisk variety used where railways crossed the coal tax boundary. For close up see Image

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.323506
Longitude
-0.289324