Signal Box at Abergele and Pensarn Railway Station, Abergele, Conwy

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2951 / 53°17'42"N

Longitude: -3.5814 / 3°34'53"W

OS Eastings: 294694

OS Northings: 378741

OS Grid: SH946787

Mapcode National: GBR 3ZFB.FH

Mapcode Global: WH657.YFRQ

Entry Name: Signal Box at Abergele and Pensarn Railway Station

Listing Date: 5 August 1997

Last Amended: 5 August 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 18706

Building Class: Transport

Location: The signal box stands a little to the E of the platform buildings, between the two up lines and two down lines. Access is by a sleeper walk across the lines from the 'up' platform.

County: Conwy

Town: Abergele

Community: Abergele

Locality: Pensarn

Built-Up Area: Abergele

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

LNW Type 4 signal box built c1897.

Exterior

The timber framed box is set on a high red brick basement plinth with five small iron-framed windows each side. The box consists of 7 bays of alternate sliding and fixed windows overlooking the permanent way, returning by two and one bays at each end, below which is a bracketed walkway to facilitate window cleaning. Weatherboarding cladding between the windows and the eaves, and in both gable ends. Pitched slate roof with terminal finials. At the W end, a straight flight ladder with handrail provides the access to the half-glazed door. Iron framed boxes at ground level, now mostly blocked, allow the lever rods to emerge to the longitudinal signalling rods laid between the tracks.

Interior

The box has a 60 lever frame, of Tumbler type, many are no longer in use.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a well preserved large signal box, part of a group of four buildings of historic interest at Abergele Station.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

II Abergele and Pensarn Station, 'Down' Platform Building
The 'Down' platform building stands to the E of the Booking Hall, at the level of the line.
II Abergele and Pensarn Station, 'Up' Platform Building.
The 'Up' platform building is on the N side of the track at Abergele Station, and is gained by a path from the overbridge to the W.
II Abergele and Pensarn Railway Station Booking Hall
Station Drive loops off the N side of Marine Road. The Booking Office stands on an eminence on the E side of the bridge over the line, leading to the promenade.
II English Presbyterian Church
Located near the centre of Pensarn, on the corner of Berllan.
II Pentre-mawr
Located towards the N end of Dundonald Avenue, overlooking the former grounds, now the town park.
II Church of St Teresa of Lisieux
Located N of the town centre, on the corner of Clwyd Avenue.
II Eglwys Crist Addoldy'r Annibynnwyr
The chapel is set on the corner of Dundonald Avenue and Pleasant Place, on the N side of the town centre.
II The Castle, Y Castell
Wrapped around the corner between Dundonald Avenue and Pleasant Place, N of the centre of Abergele.

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Signal Box at Abergele and Pensarn Railway Station

A Grade II Listed Building in Abergele, Conwy

Coordinates

History

Exterior

Interior

Reasons for Listing

Recommended Books