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HER Number:MDV32810
Name:Signal Post on Great Western Railway circa 426 metres south-east of Victoria Road Station

Summary

Site of signal post on north side of the former railway. Located between the branches for the Barnstaple Loop line. This section of the line is now Eastern Avenue.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 571 325
Map Sheet:SS53SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBarnstaple
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBARNSTAPLE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/316

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SIGNAL POST (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Signal post marked as 'S.P' on the Great Western Railway circa 426 metres south-east of Victoria Road Station. Located between the two branches to/from the Barnstaple Loop line (as named on the 1904-1906 map).


Ordnance Survey, 1932, 13NE. Revision of 1932 (Cartographic). SDV335651.

Signal post marked.


Ordnance Survey, 1975, SS53SE (Cartographic). SDV342729.

Signal post not shown, railway dismantled.


Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

This section of the line is now Eastern Avenue.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV335651Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1932. 13NE. Revision of 1932. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #87586 ]
SDV342729Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1975. SS53SE. Ordnance Survey 1:10000 map. Map (Paper).
SDV350786Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 7 2013 12:38PM