ST ALBANS SOUTH SIGNAL BOX

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1103005
Date first listed:: 23-Feb-1979
List Entry Name:: ST ALBANS SOUTH SIGNAL BOX
Statutory Address:: ST ALBANS SOUTH SIGNAL BOX

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Date:: 2003-01-05
Reference:: IOE01/04886/01
Rights:: © Mr Douglas Fairbank. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1103005
Date first listed:: 23-Feb-1979
List Entry Name:: ST ALBANS SOUTH SIGNAL BOX
Statutory Address 1:: ST ALBANS SOUTH SIGNAL BOX

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: ST ALBANS SOUTH SIGNAL BOX

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Hertfordshire
District:: St. Albans (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TL1553106891

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 28/10/2014

TL 10NE 24/305 1582

St Albans South Signal Box II

1892. Midland Railway signal box of three bay type. Timber framed with weather- boarded ground floor, outer bays containing small framed windows. 1st floor fully glazed with two bays of 3 lights and one bay of 2 lights: small paned sliding casement windows. Hipped slate roof. Wooden flight of steps with plain bannisters give access to 1st floor side entrance. Iron bracketed balcony to front. This is a good unaltered example of a 3 bay Midland Railway signal box.

Listing NGR: TL1553106891

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Legacy System number:: 163511
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.