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HER Number:MDV32799
Name:Signal Post on Barnstaple Loop Line

Summary

Site of signal post at South Junction on the former Barnstaple Loop Line.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 570 323
Map Sheet:SS53SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBarnstaple
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBARNSTAPLE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/305

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SIGNAL POST (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Signal post not shown in this location on the 1904-1906 map. However, there is another signal post marked circa 83 metres to the south-west which, likewise, is not shown on the 1930s map suggesting that the post was moved.


Ordnance Survey, 1930 - 1939, Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV336668.

Signal post marked as 'S.P' close to a signal box at South Junction on the Barnstaple Loop (as named on the 1904-1906 map) of the Great Western Railway.


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

Signal Post marked on 6 inch map.


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

Signal post not marked, railway dismantled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV335651Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1932. 13NE. Revision of 1932. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).
SDV336668Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1930 - 1939. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #87577 ]
SDV342729Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1975. SS53SE. Ordnance Survey 1:10000 map. Map (Paper).

Associated Monuments

MDV900Related to: Barnstaple Loop Line (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 7 2013 12:23PM