Monument record 2267/1/45 - Hartford Junction Signal Box

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Summary

Site of a Signal Box built on the Hartford Junction Loop Branch to allow the transfer of trains between the Cheshire Lines Committee's Northwich - Chester Railway and the Grand Junction Railway. The signal box is present on the 1872 Ordnance Survey map but is no longer present by 1973. 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. The Grand Junction Railway which was built between 1830 and 1850 and linked Liverpool and Manchester to Birmingham.

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Full Description

Presumably built by 1869 along with the Hartford Junction Loop Branch to allow the transfer of trains between the Cheshire Lines Committee's Northwich - Chester Railway and the Grand Junction Railway. The signal box is present on the 1872 Ordnance Survey map (2) but is no longer present by 1973. (3)


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

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1893-96, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Lancashire, 1872 Sheet 33.12 (Maps and Plans). SCH3847.

<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. 1893-96. Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Lancashire. 25 in to 1 mile (1:2500). 1872 Sheet 33.12.
  • <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 630 723 (point) 8 Figure Ref
Map sheet SJ67SW
Civil Parish HARTFORD, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County HARTFORD, GREAT BUDWORTH, CHESHIRE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Aug 3 2021 3:17PM