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contrasting blue brickwork. With the removal of the original operating equipment, the building has now found a new use as a café. Totnes shows that, although there can be issues with access and location, decommissioned signal boxes can sometimes be rejuvenated. They have been reused as cafes, museums or holiday lets and, in some cases, moved to new locations, often on heritage railways.
nearby listed station buildings still retain their original 1914 signage. The East of England boasts well- preserved boxes built for the Great Eastern Railway like the one at Downham Market, which complements one of the most attractive small stations in East Anglia, and the wonderfully elaborate example at Brundall which was built in 1883 and unusually is built of wood blocks cut to resemble stone. At Totnes in Devon, the large signal box, built to the Great Western Railway’s standard design used between 1896 and the 1920’s, has what are in effect a series of bay windows to give the signalman a clear view down the line and striking
Safeguarded for future generations John Minnis, senior investigator at English Heritage said: ‘We are delighted to be working in partnership with Network Rail as part of our National Heritage Protection Plan to seek out the best examples of historic signal boxes up and down the country. These are very special buildings, at one time a familiar sight on our railway system. Today’s listings will ensure that many of these highly distinctive designs, which were full of character, are protected for years to come and provide a window into how railways were operated in the past.’ Jerry Swift, Network Rail’s head of community rail, said: ‘Our operating strategy would see a marked acceleration in the number of signal boxes decommissioned each year, so it is vital that we have plans in place to deal with
that sensitively and sustainably. ‘Identifying the most significant signal boxes so that they are safeguarded for future generations is something we are all committed to. It is important that they have a life after the national railway network has finished with them and we are working with a number of heritage organisations to try to find suitable homes for them for the future. It is great news that these newly listed boxes will survive as examples of our railway’s colourful past as we modernise the network for the twenty-first century.’
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