2014

TF3243 : West Street Junction signal box

taken 9 years ago, near to Boston, Lincolnshire, England

West Street Junction signal box
West Street Junction signal box
Great Northern Railway signal box, dating from 1875. Listed Grade II in 1986, described then as the oldest GNR signal box in existence. Equipped with a McKenzie and Holland 60 lever frame, although few of the levers are currently functional.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

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Geographical Context: City, Town centre Railways Date: 1875 Building Material: Brick and Slate Primary Subject: Railway Signal Box other tags: Signal Box Great Northern Railway Grade II Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Listed Grade [45] · Signal Box [20] Title Clusters: · West Street Junction signal box [2] ·
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TF3243, 486 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 19 November, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 24 November, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 3223 4394 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:58.5904N 0:1.9280W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 3224 4392
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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