Coal tax boundary obelisk no.52, west of Eastbury Road
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Coal tax boundary obelisk no.52, west of Eastbury Road
Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 9 Oct 2019
The location of this obelisk is shown in Image and Image The obelisk is Grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1348237 . There were originally 10 of these cast iron obelisks, just under 6ft high, of which only 6 are extant http://www.coaldutyposts.org.uk/cityposts.html . They were erected on the then boundary of the Metropolitan Police District by railways that were opened from 1865 onwards.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.616789
Longitude
-0.424598