St. Albans South signal box
Introduction
The photograph on this page of St. Albans South signal box by Mike Quinn as part of the Geograph project.
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St. Albans South signal box
Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 28 Oct 2008
The signal box was built in 1892 replacing an earlier box on the site. It was prefabricated in Derby as were all Midland Railway Company signal boxes, and believed to have been extended sometime to house more levers that were never installed. The construction is entirely of wood with no foundations. Early in 2002 a group of St Albans residents decided that the signal box at the end of their road had been left to decay for 25 years too many. They decided to save the Grade 2 listed building and formed a Building Preservation Trust. See http://www.sigbox.co.uk .
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Image Location
Latitude
51.750426
Longitude
-0.328105