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HER Number:MDV32804
Name:Signal Post circa 330 metres south-east of East Junction on the Great Western Railway, Barnstaple

Summary

Site of a signal post on the Great Western Railway circa 330 metres south-east of the junction with the Barnstaple Loop Line, on ths south side of the line.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 577 323
Map Sheet:SS53SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBarnstaple
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBARNSTAPLE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/310

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SIGNAL POST (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Signal Post marked as 'S.P' on the Devon and Somerset Branch of the Great Western Railway (G.W.R.). Located circa 330 metres south-east of the junction with the Barnstaple Loop line (as named on the 1904-1906 map).


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

Signal post shown.


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

Signal post not shown, railway dismantled.

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).
SDV342729Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1975. SS53SE. Ordnance Survey 1:10000 map. Map (Paper).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 7 2013 12:37PM