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Barmouth South Signal Box

A Grade II Listed Building in Barmouth, Denbighshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9764 / 52°58'35"N

Longitude: -3.2689 / 3°16'7"W

OS Eastings: 314896

OS Northings: 342873

OS Grid: SJ148428

Mapcode National: GBR 6T.JJFX

Mapcode Global: WH782.RGL1

Plus Code: 9C4RXPGJ+HF

Entry Name: Barmouth South Signal Box

Listing Date: 24 June 1986

Last Amended: 31 January 1995

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5204

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300005204

Location: Adjoining the level crossing at the south end of Beach Road and close to the SE end of Barmouth Station platform (down) on the Aberystwyth to Pwllheli line.

County: Denbighshire

Community: Barmouth (Bermo)

Community: Corwen

Locality: Glyndyfrdwy

Traditional County: Merionethshire

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History

Built in 1890 for Cambrian Railways by Dutton and Co. who built most of the signal boxes for that company between 1890-92. Originally located next to Barmouth station on the Aberystwyth to Pwllheli line. Dismantled and relocated to current position in 1999.

Exterior

Dutton & Co Type 1 signal box. 2-storey with red brick ground floor and glazed upper section. Dark brick detailing. Barmouth South nameplate still attached to S elevation facing railway line. Slate roof with oversailing eaves and weatherboarded gables. Bargeboards on gable ends with scalloped decoration and spear-head finials. Wrap-around glazing in 6-pane sections to upper floor; twin segmental brick arches with window bars but no glazing to ground floor facing line. Originally cantilevered forestair with timber rail to E gable leading to a recessed, weatherboarded porch originally roofed and detailed as before. Stairway, porch finial, front of porch and outer door now missing.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for special architectural interest as a very rare survival of a Type 1 box provided for non-interlocked lines. Relocated but still retaining historic context adjacent to railway line.

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