Disused signal box north-east of Weston-Super-Mare Railway Station

Decommissioned signal box, built around 1866 for the Bristol and Exeter Railway; extended in the early C20.

MATERIALS: coursed-squared limestone with Bath stone dressings and Welsh slate roof.

PLAN: a rectangular plan orientated north-west to south-east; the left-hand bay is a later addition.

EXTERIOR: a two-storey signal box with first-floor windows. The north-east elevation windows of eight and 21 panes in Bath stone frames. The right-hand corner of this elevation is chamfered. The north and south gable ends each contain a four-pane sash, and there is a ground–floor door in the south-gable end. The windows have all been boarded over. The remains of an external wooden stair and porch are attached to the south-west elevation. Iron ties are visible at the south end.

INTERIOR: there is a store on the ground floor and an operational room above which was accessed via the external staircase. The building has a tie-beam roof. The lever frame and all other operating equipment has been removed.