North Penshaw Signal Box
North Penshaw Signal Box
HER Number
1722
District
Sunderland
Site Name
North Penshaw Signal Box
Place
Penshaw
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Signal Box
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
20th Century 1901 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Mounted on a gantry over rails. It used to control the junction until the Penshaw branch closed, after which is continued to control the junction south of it where the N.C.B. lines join British Railways. A brick railwayman's house survives alongside the track.
Easting
432138
Northing
553971
Grid Reference
NZ432138553971
Sources
<< HER 1722 >> Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in River Wear plan area