SCRCA Structure 248480: Blea Moor Signal Box (1941 - present)

Blea Moor Signal Box: West elevation view

Key details from the Location Record

Location Type
Signal Box
Location Variant
Signal Box - LMS type 11c
Assessment status
Assessed
Current Use(s)
Railway ops
Shown on a land plan?
No 
Construction / installation period
LMSR: Constructed by the London Midland Scottish Railway between 1st January 1923 and 31st December 1947.
Distance from London St.Pancras
248 miles and 39 chains
Position relative to running lines
Up
Visibility
This location IS visible from nearby publicly accessible land.
Accessibility (ease of access)
Moderate
Protection Category
Conservation Area Only
Geographic Location
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Context views

Blea Moor Signal Box: Context view from the north

Blea Moor Signal Box: Context view from the north

Blea Moor Signal Box: Context view from the south

Blea Moor Signal Box: Context view from the south

Blea Moor Signal Box: Context view to the north

Blea Moor Signal Box: Context view to the north

Blea Moor Signal Box: Context view to the south

Blea Moor Signal Box: Context view to the south

Blea Moor Signal Box: Context view to the west

Blea Moor Signal Box: Context view to the west

Blea Moor Signal Box: Context view from the south-west

Blea Moor Signal Box: Context view from the south-west

Bridge SAC/71, Blea Moor Signal Box and adjacent house: context view from the northeast.

Bridge SAC/71, Blea Moor Signal Box and adjacent house: context view from the northeast.

Bridge SAC/71, Blea Moor Signal Box and adjacent house: context view from the northeast.

Bridge SAC/71, Blea Moor Signal Box and adjacent house: context view from the northeast.

Blea Moor 'Up' Lie-by Siding from south, with signal box and house in distance.

Blea Moor 'Up' Lie-by Siding from south, with signal box and house in distance.

Blea Moor Sidings (Up side): Context view from the north

Blea Moor Sidings (Up side): Context view from the north

Blea Moor Signal Box and 'Up' Tank-House from southwest plus railway snow plough

Blea Moor Signal Box and 'Up' Tank-House from southwest plus railway snow plough

Early 1960s, probably 1963

248480: Blea Moor Signal Box (1941 - present): Context view from the north west

248480: Blea Moor Signal Box (1941 - present): Context view from the north west

Early 1960s, probably 1963

248480: Blea Moor Signal Box (1941 - present): Context view from the north west

248480: Blea Moor Signal Box (1941 - present): Context view from the north west

Early 1960s, probably 1963

248480: Blea Moor Signal Box (1941 - present): Context view from the south west

248480: Blea Moor Signal Box (1941 - present): Context view from the south west

Early 1960s, probably 1963

248480: Blea Moor Signal Box (1941 - present): Context view from the south west

248480: Blea Moor Signal Box (1941 - present): Context view from the south west

Early 1960s, probably 1963

248480: Blea Moor Signal Box (1941 -present): Elevation view from the south west

248480: Blea Moor Signal Box (1941 -present): Elevation view from the south west

Circa 1954

Blea Moor Signal Box and Railway Workers' Cottages: Context view from the north

Blea Moor Signal Box and Railway Workers' Cottages: Context view from the north

Date Unknown

Blea Moor Sidings: Context view from the north

Blea Moor Sidings: Context view from the north

Date Unknown

Blea Moor Signal Box and lamp hut plus Blea Moor Sidings from the north

Blea Moor Signal Box and lamp hut plus Blea Moor Sidings from the north

Date Unknown

Blea Moor Signal Box and lamp hut plus Blea Moor Sidings from the southwest

Blea Moor Signal Box and lamp hut plus Blea Moor Sidings from the southwest

Elevation views

Blea Moor Signal Box: Elevation view from the south-east

Blea Moor Signal Box: Elevation view from the south-east

Blea Moor Signal Box: West elevation view

Blea Moor Signal Box: West elevation view

Blea Moor Signal Box: Elevation view from the south-east

Blea Moor Signal Box: Elevation view from the south-east

Blea Moor Signal Box: South-east elevation view

Blea Moor Signal Box: South-east elevation view

Detail views

Blea Moor Signal Box Interior: Block shelf (1)

Blea Moor Signal Box Interior: Block shelf (1)

Blea Moor Signal Box Interior: Block shelf (2)

Blea Moor Signal Box Interior: Block shelf (2)

Blea Moor Signal Box Interior: Lever frame (1)

Blea Moor Signal Box Interior: Lever frame (1)

Blea Moor Signal Box Interior: Lever frame (2)

Blea Moor Signal Box Interior: Lever frame (2)

Blea Moor Signal Box Interior: Lever frame (3)

Blea Moor Signal Box Interior: Lever frame (3)

Blea Moor Signal Box Interior: Track layout panel (1)

Blea Moor Signal Box Interior: Track layout panel (1)

Blea Moor Signal Box Interior: Track layout panel (2)

Blea Moor Signal Box Interior: Track layout panel (2)

Cab-views

Blea Moor Signal Box (1941 - present)

Blea Moor Signal Box (1941 - present)

Associated Locations

Further Reading (Snippets)

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SCRCA Knowledge Base for Blea Moor Signal Box (1941 - present)

SCRCA Note: Britain's signalling heritage: Network Rail Signal Box Database (2013)

SCRCA Note: Comparing the surviving signal boxes

SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of 1911 Midland Railway Landplan (Sheet 19) for 248480

SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 248480

SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Gough (1989) for 248480
 

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