Keighley Junction Signal Box Approximately 10 Metres to North-west of Bridge Over Railway
KEIGHLEY JUNCTION SIGNAL BOX APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO NORTH-WEST OF BRIDGE OVER RAILWAY, BRADFORD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1134151
- Date first listed:
- 04-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Keighley Junction Signal Box Approximately 10 Metres to North-west of Bridge Over Railway
- Statutory Address:
- KEIGHLEY JUNCTION SIGNAL BOX APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO NORTH-WEST OF BRIDGE OVER RAILWAY, BRADFORD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1134151
- Date first listed:
- 04-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Keighley Junction Signal Box Approximately 10 Metres to North-west of Bridge Over Railway
- Statutory Address 1:
- KEIGHLEY JUNCTION SIGNAL BOX APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO NORTH-WEST OF BRIDGE OVER RAILWAY, BRADFORD ROAD
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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:
- KEIGHLEY JUNCTION SIGNAL BOX APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO NORTH-WEST OF BRIDGE OVER RAILWAY, BRADFORD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bradford (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Keighley
- National Grid Reference:
- SE0651841335
Details
This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 02/11/2017
SE 04 SE,
27/301
KEIGHLEY,
BRADFORD ROAD (north-west side, off),
Keighley Junction Signal Box approx. 10 metres to north-west of bridge over railway
(Formerly listed as: BRADFORD ROAD (west side, off) Keighley Junction Signal Box approx 110 metres to north of bridge over railway)
II
Signal box. 1884 for Midland Railway Company (Kaye). Timber Welsh slate roof.
Single cell, two storeys, two x one bays. Vertical-boarded ground floor, vertical-
boarded and glazed first floor, the window frames having angled top corners. Large-
scantling angle posts; the narrow intermediate posts on the 1st floor are
chamfered. Eaves board. Hipped oversailing roof with two wooden finials, one
with top missing. North-west end has board door to ground floor and wooden steps
up to first floor doorway which is flanked by two 4-pane windows to left and one
to right. Right return: one 4-pane window to 1st floor left and a small inserted
window to right. Left return (onto main line): 1st floor is all glazed, having
two pairs of large sliding sashes with glazing bars, below then is set board
lettered Keighley Station Junction. Rear: masked on ground floor by added out-
shut. On 1st floor a wide side-sliding sash with glazing bars. INTERIOR: ground
floor room houses mechanical relays operated from upper room connected levers.
tipper room has full range of signal levers on one side above these is a bracketed
shelf with block instruments and bells (including one old bell). Old wooden
bench-locker; originally heated by a coal grate then by a Romesse stove (flue
hole blocked up). The signal box is of the Midland Type 2a design, one of the
most widespread of all signal box types; Kaye states that it will shortly become
the oldest surviving Midland box. Dr Kaye, pers comm, and see book on signal
boxes, forthcoming.
Listing NGR: SE0651841335
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 338098
- 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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