Coal tax post no 163

Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 27 Oct 2018

This coal tax post (no 163 on the list linked to below) is situated alongside the A23 Brighton Road near where it enters Coulsdon. For a wider view see Image Very grimy from traffic, it was almost impossible to see, especially since when eventually located it was entirely covered by the Clematis behind it, which I had to move in order to reveal it. The only hint that something might be there was the gap in what is otherwise a continuous crash barrier. What made it even more difficult was that the kerbstone in the foreground marks the edge of the road itself, which being a main arterial route of London only saw occasional gaps in heavy traffic when stopped by a set of traffic lights to the north of here.

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