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HER Number:MDV32801
Name:Signal Posts at East Junction on the Great Western Railway, Barnstaple

Summary

Site of signal posts on former railway line to south-west of the site of Victoria Road Station at the junction with the Barnstaple Loop Line. This section of the line is now Eastern Avenue.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 574 324
Map Sheet:SS53SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBarnstaple
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBARNSTAPLE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/307

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 posts not shown in the location on the 1904-1906 map.


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

Two signal posts marked as 'S.Ps' at East Junction on the Great Western Railway to the south-east of Victoria Road Station, at the junction with the Barnstaple Loop line (as named on the 1904-1906 map).


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

Signal posts marked on 6 inch map.


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

Signal posts not marked, railway dismantled.


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

This section of the railway line is now Eastern Avenue.

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: #87579 ]
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 12:23PM