Description

TQ 16 SE
1/1

ASHTEAD
City of London Corporation Boundary Post at TQ 178606

II
Boundary post. Dated 1862 on rear. Cast iron, painted white. Approximately 30cm square in section, and approximately 1½ metres high; moulded base, chamfered shaft, moulded cornice, short upper stage with moulded cap and pyramidal top. The front of the shaft has raised lettering at the top:-
4 & 25 Vict/cap 42
(recte "24 & 25", but the "2" missing), referring to the London Coal and Wine Duties Act of 1861, and a raised shield on the section above; and at the bottom of the rear the maker's mark arranged as an oval:-
REGENTS CANAL IRON WORKS/HENRY GRISSELL/1862/ LONDON
(The item is one of two similar posts in this list.)

Listing NGR: TQ1781560649

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26279796

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy