Shildon signal box

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The photograph on this page of Shildon signal box by Andrew Abbott as part of the Geograph project.

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Shildon signal box

Image: © Andrew Abbott Taken: 30 Dec 2019

Grade II listed. Listing number 1390827. Signal box. 1887, altered 1928 and 1984. Built for the Central Division of the North-Eastern Railway Co. Ltd., possibly designed by the Thomas Prosser, architect to the NER. This box is a variant of the Central Division's Type C2 signal box. Red brick and timber with a slate roof. 2 storey.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.625799
Longitude
-1.635215