The Broadway, Road Signal System
The Broadway, Road Signal System
HER Number
5669
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
The Broadway, Road Signal System
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ37SE
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Street Furniture
Site Type: Specific
Traffic Lights
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
20th Century 1901 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
White metal cabinet at side of road ajacent to a lamppost. Plaque says "Autoflex Road Signal System - Patents Applied For - The Siemens and General Electric Railway Signal Company Ltd, London". On the opposite side of the road there is a post incorporating a vent syastem [for a sewer?]
Easting
436200
Northing
570100
Grid Reference
NZ436200570100
Sources
<< HER 5669 >> Pers. Comm. I. Ayris, 1996