The boundary marks today: The marks in publications

There is today quite an extensive interest in the posts, as is evidenced by the number of articles on them in both the publications of local history and industrial archaeology societies, in general magazines and of course on websites. Unfortunately, their historical remarks are in some cases less than accurate (see this site's Frequently asked questions).

Local history and industrial archaeology society publications

Articles and booklets include:

Maurice Bawtree's articles on Middlesex and Hertfordshire published in the Bulletin, Middlesex Local History Council Uxbridge record, Rickmansworth historian, Half-yearly bulletin, Watford and SW Herts Archaeological Society London archaeologist
Rowland Baker's City posts in and around Walton and Weybridge
the various lists published by the Bourne Society in its Bulletin October 1957, Bulletin June 1958, Bulletin February 1966, and Local history records 1994.
my 1964 article "City posts"
Kenneth Neale's "A most dreadfull fire"
Adrian Herbert's "London coal posts on the borough boundary and beyond"
the Thames Basin Archaeological Observers' Group booklet A survey of industrial monuments of Greater London
the various district guides issued by the Surrey Industrial History Group: Elmbridge, Epsom and Ewell, Mole Valley, Reigate and Banstead, Runnymede, Spelthorne, and Tandridge.

and other publications listed in the Lists of posts section of Sources and bibliography: Books and articles.

Local authority publications

The London Borough of Bromley and the Borough of Elmbridge have both published leaflets on their local marks -- Bromley: Coal posts (1995), and Elmbridge: Coal and wine tax posts (2006). Elmbridge also has a list of marks on the council website: Location of Coal and Wine Tax Posts within the Borough.

General magazines etc

For example, over the years both Railway magazine and Hertfordshire countryside have published a number of articles on the markers, such as:

"Railways and the London coal dues" (1941), and "Lineside landmark" (1966) in Railway magazine; and
"The reason for those obelisks" (1963), and "When warmth was taxed" (1972) in Hertfordshire countryside.

Typical articles in other publications include:

"Post collector round London" (1961) in the Times.
"When London's coal was taxed" (1962) in Country life

and other publications listed in the References in guidebooks, magazines, etc section of Sources and bibliography: Books and articles.

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