Monument record 2267/1/40 - 19th Century Signal Box

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Summary

Site of a signal box, presumably built by 1869 to serve the Cheshire Lines Committee's Northwich - Chester Railway. It is shown on the 1910 Ordnance Survey map of Cheshire but is not on a 1973 Ordnance Survey map, having been destroyed. The Cheshire Lines Committee was set up in 1865 and was responsible for the creation a series of railway routes linking the west of the county around Stockport and Knutsford to Northwich and Chester.

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Presumably built by 1869 to serve the Cheshire Lines Committee's Northwich - Chester Railway. (1) Present on the 1910 Ordnance Survey map (2), it served as an access mechanism for entry and exit to the accompanying goods shed and sidings. Along with the shed and sidings, it no longer existed on a 1973 Ordnance Survey map. (3)


<1> Sylvester D, 1971, A History of Cheshire with Maps and Pictures, /58-61 (Book). SCH70.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 1:2500, Sheet 33.15 1910 (Maps and Plans). SCH2429.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1995-2017, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 Scale Map, Sheet SJ67SW 1973 (Maps and Plans). SCH2427.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Book: Sylvester D. 1971. A History of Cheshire with Maps and Pictures. /58-61.
  • <2> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:2500. Sheet 33.15 1910.
  • <3> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1995-2017. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 Scale Map. Sheet SJ67SW 1973.

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Location

Grid reference SJ 601 716 (point) 8 Figure Ref
Map sheet SJ67SW
Civil Parish CUDDINGTON, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County CUDDINGTON, WEAVERHAM, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Nov 14 2018 6:13PM