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West Street Junction Box

A Grade II Listed Building in Boston, Lincolnshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9766 / 52°58'35"N

Longitude: -0.032 / 0°1'55"W

OS Eastings: 532236

OS Northings: 343948

OS Grid: TF322439

Mapcode National: GBR JWG.BR0

Mapcode Global: WHHLQ.GFZY

Plus Code: 9C4XXXG9+J5

Entry Name: West Street Junction Box

Listing Date: 2 May 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1388986

English Heritage Legacy ID: 486448

ID on this website: 101388986

Location: Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21

County: Lincolnshire

District: Boston

Electoral Ward/Division: Station

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Boston

Traditional County: Lincolnshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire

Church of England Parish: Boston St Botolph

Church of England Diocese: Lincoln

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Description



BOSTON

TF3243NW SLEAFORD ROAD
716-1/9/157 (South side)
02/05/86 West Street Junction Box

II

Signal box. 1875 for the Great Northern Railway. Butt brick,
timber cladding, Welsh slate roof. Brick base with glazing bar
window in end.
EXTERIOR: signalman's room at 1st floor level with external
timber steps, is fully glazed to all 4 sides, with 6-paned
timber windows, 8 to sides and 4 to gable ends. Boarded
gables, with decorative carved bargeboard and timber finial. A
60-lever McKenzie and Holland frame replaced the original in
1894 and a gate wheel was installed.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORY: this is the oldest GNR signal box still in use, and
was built to control the northern junction of the main line
with the goods line near the West Street level crossing.
(Cartwright A: Boston. A Railway Town: Boston: 1987-).


Listing NGR: TF3223643948

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