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HER Number:MDV32704
Name:Chivenor Crossing Signal Box

Summary

Signal box shown on late 19th and early 20th century maps. No trace of structure remains.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 504 348
Map Sheet:SS53SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHeanton Punchardon
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHEANTON PUNCHARDON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SW/46

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SIGNAL BOX (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Signal box shown but not marked.


Ordnance Survey, 1905, 12NE (Cartographic). SDV335644.


Ordnance Survey, 1964, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV339898.


Vanstone, A. C., 1988, Chivenor Crossing Signal Box (Personal Comment). SDV342235.

Signal Box shown on the Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1905) map with signal posts also marked on each side of it. There is no sign of the signal box on the Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1964) map. The 2 signal posts have also disappeared.


Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J., 1992, Preliminary Archaeological Assessment, Taw-Torridge Tidal Waters Improvements, 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV18873.

Other details: Site 49.


Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of SWW Taw-Torridge Tidal Waters Improvements, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV4711.

There is no trace of this structure. Other details: Site 26 (49).


Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of SWW Taw-Torridge Tidal Waters Improvements, Part 2: Northern Route N1A, 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV81720.

Other details: Site 26 (49).


Wessex Archaeology, 2007, RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment (Report - Assessment). SDV342125.

Other details: WA 173.


University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, 377 (Interpretation). SDV361978.

Signal box shown on late 19th and early 20th century maps. No trace of structure remains.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV18873Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J.. 1992. Preliminary Archaeological Assessment, Taw-Torridge Tidal Waters Improvements. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 92.32. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8.
SDV335644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 12NE. 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).
SDV339898Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1964. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper).
SDV342125Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment. Wessex Archaeology Report. 67300.01. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV342235Personal Comment: Vanstone, A. C.. 1988. Chivenor Crossing Signal Box.
SDV361978Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. 377.
SDV4711Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J.. 1993. Archaeological Assessment of SWW Taw-Torridge Tidal Waters Improvements. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.25. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6.
SDV81720Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J.. 1993. Archaeological Assessment of SWW Taw-Torridge Tidal Waters Improvements, Part 2: Northern Route N1A. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.33. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4490 - RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment

Date Last Edited:Jan 23 2019 8:14AM