NHER 43923 (Building record) - Wroxham signal box

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Summary

A timber framed railway signal box of about 1900, built on a brick base, with some weatherboarding and a slate roof. There is a steel stairway to the upper storey, which has a wooden gallery. The signal box controlled the junction between the Norwich and Cromer line and the branch towards Aylsham, both operated by the Great Eastern Railway.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1356772: WROXHAM SIGNAL BOX

Location

Map sheet	TG31NW
Civil Parish	HOVETON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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August 1999. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Railway signal box. Built in 1900 for the Great Eastern Railway probably by McKenzie and Holland. Timber framed on a brick base with some weatherboarding and a Welsh slate roof. The lower storey has vertical joists with herringbone struts covered with horizontal weatherboarding."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
H. White, (NLA), 6 October 2009. Amended J. Cullis (HES), 8 November 2019.

October 2009.
Plans to convert the signal box into a museum. Proposals include restoring the signal levels and painting the box in original Great Eastern Railways colours.
See (S3) for further details,
H. White, (NLA), 25 March 2010

December 2011.
The signal box has been restored by the Wroxham Signalbox Trust, including a new stairway, exterior painting and restoration of the upper floor interior and ground floor locking room (S4).
D. Gurney (HES), 2 December 2011.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF99427 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF6118.
--- SNF89897 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2002. £50,000 signal-box museum appeal launch. 7 October.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1356772.
<S2> SNF66671 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1999. Sign of changing times for old railway signal box. 26 March.
<S3> SNF72273 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2009. [Articles on the plans to convert Wroxham signal box into museum and the restoration work undertaken].
<S4> SNF82764 Publication: Railway Heritage Trust. 2011. Annual Report and Accounts 2010/11.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

SIGNAL BOX (19th Century to 21st Century - 1900 AD to 2100 AD)

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Hoveton (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Nov 8 2019 12:58PM