Overtrack Signal Box to East of Hexham Railway Station
OVERTRACK SIGNAL BOX TO EAST OF HEXHAM RAILWAY STATION, STATION ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1042523
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Overtrack Signal Box to East of Hexham Railway Station
- Statutory Address:
- OVERTRACK SIGNAL BOX TO EAST OF HEXHAM RAILWAY STATION, STATION ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1042523
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Overtrack Signal Box to East of Hexham Railway Station
- Statutory Address 1:
- OVERTRACK SIGNAL BOX TO EAST OF HEXHAM RAILWAY STATION, STATION ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- OVERTRACK SIGNAL BOX TO EAST OF HEXHAM RAILWAY STATION, STATION ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hexham
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 94252 64187
Details
STATION ROAD(east side off) 1. 5344 Overtrack signal box to east of Hexham NY 9464 10/406 Railway Station
II
2.
Gantry signal cabin, circa 1896 for the North Eastern Railway. Brick and steel with boarded and glazed superstructure on steel frame, slate roof, brick chimney. South elevation shows 2 brick arches and brickwork carried up into the super- structure between 2 large boarded panels. Steel external staircase to glazed door at right. Low-pitched pyramidal roof with corniced central stack. From the brick wall 2 wide elliptical steel arches span the track and support the gantry beams. 2 similar round arches, between open steel piers, at north end, complete the support of an open platform, with lattice iron railing, to north of the enclosed box which has weather-boarding below continuous glazing, to north, east and west. One of only 2 remaining signal boxes of this type on the line.
Listing NGR: NY9425264187
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 239247
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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