Ground level signal box at the former Burton Agnes Railway Station

Station Road, Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire

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Signal box built in 1870
Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1420282
Date first listed:
14-Nov-1984
Statutory Address:
Station Road, Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1420282
Date first listed:
14-Nov-1984
Location Description:
Signal Box at TA 10779 62365
Statutory Address 1:
Station Road, Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire
Statutory Address 2:
Station Road, Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire

Location

Statutory Address:
Station Road, Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire
Statutory Address:
Station Road, Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire

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

District:
East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Burton Agnes
National Grid Reference:
TA1078162367

Summary

Signal box built in 1870

Reasons for Designation

The ground level signal box at the former Burton Agnes Railway Station is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

* Date: a rare survival of a signal box of this date (1870).

History

Signal box. 1870. For North Eastern Railway. Disused at time of resurvey.

Details

Pinkish-orange brick with gault brick dressings and Welsh slate roof. Single storey, 2 bays. Plinth. Quoins. Entrance to gable end a 4-panel door, with 18-pane Yorkshire sash to right under continuous lintel. Main facade has two 18-pane Yorkshire sashes. Rear facade has fixed 9-pane light with radial glazing to head under round arch. To rear gable end an 18-pane Yorkshire sash. Overhanging eaves with timber valance continuing as decorative barge boards to gable ends. Corner stack.


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