Elsham Signal Box Approximately 10 Metres North East Of Level Crossing

ELSHAM B 1206 TA 01 SW (east side) 5/57 Elsham Signal Box approximately 10 metres north-east of level crossing - II Railway signal box. 1885 for Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Company by the Railway Signal Company of Fazakerley, Liverpool. Timber frame, weather-boarded; Welsh slate roof. Cast-iron lever frame. Rectangular on plan. Entrances to right return (east side). South front, facing railway: 2 storeys, 2 bays. Ground floor: two 4-pane casements with sills. First floor: plank walkway on cast-iron brackets, iron handrail beneath full-width window with a row of single panes below a central 24-pane window with 4-pane sliding sashes to each end. Cast-iron gutter. Swept roof with ornate bargeboards and wooden finials. Iron stove-pipe chimney to rear. Right return: board door to right; wooden staircase with plain treads, single newel and handrail, rising to landing on right supported on cast-iron brackets, with enclosed lean-to porch, outer board door and half- glazed inner door. First floor: hinged plank walkway on brackets with iron handrail beneath full-width window incorporating row of single panes and sliding sashes similar to front; 4-pane attic casement. Left return has similar plank walkway, first floor and attic windows; C20 nameplate on gable. Rear has 4-pane casement to right, overlooking road. Interior: contains original 22-lever frame, operated from first floor, with counterweights below inscribed with manufacturer's name. 8-spoke cast-iron wheel mounted on a pillar on first floor operates level crossing gates. Included as a representative example of the standard design of signal box (used 1881-1923) of the most successful signalling firm of the later pre- grouping period.

Listing NGR: TA0197110449