Record Details
| NHER Number: | 47589 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Semaphore signals at former beach station |
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Summary
Steel and timber semaphore signals dating to about 1920.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2123 4200 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG24SW |
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| Parish: | CROMER, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May 2000. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Semaphore signals. Probably 1920 but may have been resited in 1954. Origin probably Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway or Great Eastern Railway, but resited by British Railways.
Steel and timber. Two cylindrical steel posts, each with a timber semaphore arm."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
S. Spooner (NLA), 1 September 2006. Amended by P. Beers (HES), 4 February 2020.
Monument Types
- RAILWAY SIGNAL (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1920 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Monograph: Simmons, J. & Biddle, G.. 1997. The Oxford Companion to Railway History.. pp 103, 320. |
| --- | Monograph: Adderson, R. & Kenworthy, G.. 1998. Branch Lines around Cromer.. |
| --- | Publication: Vanns, M.A.. 1997. Signal Boxes. p 113. |
| --- | Publication: The Signalling Study Group. 1986. The Signal Box. pp 123-124. |
| --- | Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF7246. |
| <S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1380343. |
Related records
| 13584 | Part of: Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (Norwich to Cromer via Holt), North Norfolk Railway (Monument) |
| 47908 | Related to: Signal box at former beach station (Building) |
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