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An example of a GWRA Railwayana Auction Catalogue in plain text to show the variety of railwayana items

This particular catalogue was for the May 2007 Auction.

 

1 LMS C/I Bridgeplate, LNWR pattern No 1. Tastefully restored face, rear original.


2 Railway Executive fully titled enamel sign 'Danger Don’t Touch The Conductor Rails'. Good colour and shine, slight damage through the 'G'. Measures 20" x 12½".


3 Southern Railway Shipping glass Carafe, with nicely etched with SR shipping flag and Southern Ry. Stands 7" tall with a base diameter of 4". A wonderful, scarce item in excellent condition, no chips or cracks.


4 Alloy Single Line Tablet Ballymena to Antrim No 29. Ex Northern Counties Committee Railway (Midland) section running northwards from Lough Neagh.


5 BR(W) Enamel Sign BEWARE OF TRAINS, F/F. Measures 24½" x 20". Some face damage and is flat with weather mottling.


6 North Eastern Railway 3 aspect Handlamp, brass plated with NER tag. Complete with original NER reservoir and brass burner. Immaculate condition.


7 LNER mahogany cased Signal Box Block Bell. Superb patina on wood, small 'cow' type bell. Lovely condition.


8* Early Telephone Circuit Card (GO 26.), ex Shotts Signal Box on the Caledonian Railway route out of Glasgow towards Edinburgh. There are 22 locations listed from Glasgow Central Freight Plant through Newton, Mossend, Uddingston, Bellshill, Fullwood, Holytown, Bellside, Benhar, Ravenscraig and Milnwood. In original glazed wooden frame, quite possibly Caledonian Railway but not marked.


9* BR(Sc) Enamel Conditions Upon Which Tickets …… Sign measuring 6" x 4". Rarest of all of the different regional colours for this particular sign. Some loss around the bolt holes and a face scratch but good colour and shine, just as it came from a Glasgow suburban station.


10 BR(M) brass Shunters Horn with original lanyard cord in excellent condition. Together with an interestingly displayed row of 5 Pay Cheques, all LMS Watford, some variation, mounted on a leather strap. Also a BR Bardic Handlamp, no battery.


11 GWR Double Line Spagnoletti Signal Box Block Instrument, complete with the exception of the white and red tops of the tappers. Shows down line at the top. In good, ex signal box condition.


12* Shedplate 16D, Mansfield until October 1955 and then Annesley until January 1966. Clean, ex loco condition.


13 GWR C/I Home Signal Finial with square, cut-away base. Totally ex lineside.


14 Worksplate Built Horwich 1951. Ex Ivatt 2-6-0 43132, an Eastfield locomotive initially, later Kipps and then Greenock. Ex loco condition.


15 BR 'D' Wagon Plates, qty 6 comprising B242306 16T 1957 Lot No2789 Birmingham C&W, B425750 21T 1958 Lot No 3033 Head Wrightson, 741148 12T 1955 Lot No 2712 Wolverton (ex Pipe Wagon) , DB990145 20T 1951 Lot No 2200 Shildon , B777795 12T 1958 Lot No 3086 Wolverton , B908514 40T 1960 Lot No 3271 Lancashire & Yorkshire (Ex Armoured plate Truck).


16 Midland Railway C/I Trespass Notice, standard pattern with Alexis Charles, Secretary, dated June 1899. Silver oxide undercoat ready for painting.


17 A pair of Southern Region Carriage Boards 31" x 5" both painted yellow and made from wood with reflective lettering and metal ends, WATERLOO-WEYMOUTH and WATERLOO-BOURNEMOUTH, believed to originate from the 4REP/TC units which entered service on the South Western mainline in 1967.


18 GWR Jigsaws, a pair, both mounted and framed so no boxes. Comprises King George V and Romans At Caerleon. Together with a tasteful set of Wills Cigarette Cards in a frame. Interesting and informative selection.


19 Carriage Print Sandsend, near Whitby from an original painting by Jack Merriot, LNER series. In original frame but with new mount.


20 LMS Cars Fluted ¾ pint Glass. Excellent condition, early, thick glass with the LMS Cars motif nicely engraved on the side.


21* Worksplate Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No D1190 Railway Foundry 1959 Leeds England. Ex Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0DM Number D5. Oval engraved brass measuring 12¾" x 8". Accompanied by the C/I Registered By The British Transport Commission Plate No 2892 1959.


22 Southern Railway Carriage Print advertising their Hotel & Restaurant Services. Sunshine lettering heading in green, the left side advertises the hotels of London, Charing Cross, Grosvenor and Craven. The right hand side advertises hotels in the Provinces, South Western, London & Paris, Lord warden and Imperial. The centre section shows the Tariff for Breakfast Luncheon and Dinner. Good overall condition with some wrinkling. Framed and glazed in an original type frame.


23 Modern Image Station Sign BARNSTAPLE. Measure 38½" x 12" and is in ex station condition.


24* Shedplate 84G, Shrewsbury until January 1961 and then Kidderminster until September 1963. Face only restored. An uncommon Shedplate.


25 GWR 3 aspect Guards Handlamp complete with reservoir and BR/WR burner. Excellent, restored condition.


26 Original Oil Paintings, qty 3 comprising:- LMS liveried Jubilee 5671 Prince Rupert by John R. Mason. An accurate depiction by this unlisted artist, c1970's. Measures approximately 28" x 24" in its un-glazed frame; 4956 Plowden Hall and Jubilee 5695 Minotaur at Bristol Temple Meads Station in 1938 by John Mason. Measures 33½" x 23" in frame. Good quality from an unknown artist; Bredon Station on the Birmingham - Gloucester main line, by John Mason dated 1976. This is a going away view of 6028 King George VI and an unidentified Jubilee coming south into the station. The view shows clearly the up platform waiting room (still in situ in 2007) and the old entrance to the platform. Considerable artistic licence as King class locos never ran this line in steam days. Measures 40½" x 28¼" in wooden frame. Good quality from an unknown artist.


27* BR(M) Enamel Sign 'British Railways - Engines Must Not Pass This Point', F/F measuring 30" x 18", red lettering on white background. Minor face chips but excellent overall.


28 GWR untitled C/I 40/- Gate Notice. Face restored.


29 BR(S) Enamel Doorplate PRIVATE, F/F dark green measuring 18" x 3½ ". In good condition with one small, expert repair.


30* Totem, BR(S) RAMSGATE, F/F Dark Green, in fair condition with one repaired face chip, an Ex SECR station between Canterbury West and Margate.


31 Birmingham Fire Brigade C/I Signs comprising circular 'HT' sign 7" in diameter ex Bolton Street and a rectangular 'Fire Switch' 11" x 3". The former also has 'Fire Brigade' embossed and the latter 'Birmingham Fire Brigade' embossed. Both have black lettering on red background. Additionally, a rectangular C/I Sign, 15½" x 7½" 'Fire Brigade Emergency Sprinkler Inlets' in totally original condition and a further C/I Sign 'Fire Main, Geo Glydon & Co., Birmingham, 16" x 8". Finally Three small C/I Signs; Electric Cable, oval; Junction Indicator, elongated oval; Gas Valve 1 ft. Together with A simple 'FH' C/I Sign, 9" x 8" together with a shield shaped 'SV' C/I Sign, a Victorian 'Ft/ins with Crown' C/I top os FH Sign.


32 BR 'D' Wagon Plates, qty 6 comprising 951232 80T 1980 Lot No 3968 Shildon ( Ex Car carrier ) B941669 42T 1954 Lot No 2623 Teeside, B314980 21T 1963 Lot No 3439 Derby, DB986589 21T 1956 Lot No 2778 Butterley, DB986194 20T 1956 Lot No 2885 Gloucester, B7877078 22T 1963 Lot No 3434 Ashford.


33 North British Railway brass Cash Bag Plate engraved 'N.B.R. STOW Stn.'. This station was situated along the famous Waverley Route between Galashields and Edinburgh and closed on the 6th January 1969. Together with a London & North Eastern Railway brass Cash Bag Plate engraved 'GLENFARG'. Ex NBR station between Kinross Junction and Perth. Closed 15th June 1964. Finally, a British Railways brass Cash Bag Plate stamped 'BR CRAWFORD'. Ex Caledonian Railway station between Lockerbie and Carstairs, closed 4th January 1965.


34 Caledonian Railway C/I Signal Finial in good, ex lineside condition.


35 Carriage Print Wivenhoe Essex from an original painting by Jack Merriot, LNER series. In an original glazed frame.


36* Shedplate 75F Tunbridge Wells West until September 1963. Ex Loco condition. A scarce Shedplate.


37* Great Northern Railway C/I Sign 'Stick No Bills'. Raised border style measuring approximately 14½" x 9½" with the company initials embossed bottom left. Face restored, back primed but only over original rust so now flaking off.


38 GWR mahogany cased, Signalbox 'Down Line' Indicator. Clearly stamped above the window 'GWR 277'. Excellent, ex box condition.
39 Great Western Railway green Antimacassar. Fine Irish Linen, in excellent condition.


40* Cabside Numberplate 51, ex Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0T Locomotive built by Hudswell Clarke under works number 799 of 1907. Named "New Zealand" and utilised on the MSC until withdrawal and scrapping in May 1966.


41 Edmondson Ticket Dater plated “Edmondson Knowsley St. Cheetham Manchester”. Very good, ex service condition.
42 LYR C/I Lever Description Plate “Carriage Sidings”.


43* London Transport flanged enamel sign “Jubilee Line Platform 2 Southbound” in silver/black on white, measures 42” X 18½” Good condition.


44 BR(E) flanged Station sign “Platform 2”, size 24” X 18”, some chips touched in. Very good colour, Ex Ipswich Station


45* Sentinel Sword Emblem from one of the Manchester Ship Canal Locomotives that was at the Mould Wheel Works in Manchester. Measures 36" in length and is tastefully mounted on a wooden, shield shaped board.


46* Manchester Ship Canal Company C/I Limit Of Maintenance Plate. Company initials across the top, with the word 'Railway' at the bottom. Face only restored. A very rare plate indeed. Face only restored.


47 Wagon Plate “Stableford And Co. Builders Coalville 1927”. Ornate ‘S’ shape, good, unrestored condition.


48* Shedplate 1F Rugby from 1963 until 1968. Ex Loco condition, quite scarce.


49 Southern Railway signalbox enamel description plate 2¼" x 1¼” ARUNDEL JC BRANCH, black on white enamel virtually mint.


50* Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Brass and Steel Tyers No 7A Tablet Barnstaple to Pilton Bridge No 5. Pilton Bridge was the location of the loco shed.


51* Worksplate Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No D1252 Railway Foundry 1959 Leeds England. Ex Manchester Ship canal 0-6-0DM Number D8. Oval cast brass measuring 12¾" x 8¼". Face cleaned, back ex loco.


52 GWR Enamel Sign ' Season Tickets Must Be Shewn Here'. Measures 12" x 10" white on blue. Excellent colour, some edge corrosion but mounted in a frame and looks excellent. Makers name at bottom McGuyer Ltd., Bham.


53 GWR Glass Lamp Tablet WHITCHURCH. Ex Didcot Newbury & Southampton Railway station between Newbury and Winchester. Excellent condition, mounted in a modern frame.


54* Railway Convalescent Home China Ware comprising qty 4 Egg Cups, 2 maroon, 2 green, one has slight chip to rim.


55* GWR/MR Severn and Wye Signal Box wall mounted lamp, Ex Lydney Town Station Signalbox. Complete with cast iron cradle & bracket, original brass reservoir, chimney and glass shade. The most complete one of these we have seen.


56 Brass Commemorative Plaque in a wooden frame. Reads: "This Hospital after being re-built was formally opened by H.R.H. Princess Margaret Adelaide Duchess Of Teck on Monday 1st July 1895" It also bears the name C.W. Empson Honorary Secretary and George Hanbury Chairman of Committee & Treasurer. Measures 27¼" x 21¼" in frame. Excellent condition with old style, black wax infil in the lettering.


57* Midland Railway STICK NO BILLS, rectangular C/I Sign measuring 32" x 7" with raised border and scalloped corners. Painted with silver oxide a long time ago, extremely prominent casting.


58* BR(M) F/F Doorplate 18" X 3½" LADIES , white on maroon enamel with good colour and shine some excellent restoration around the screw holes.


59* Shedplate 5E, Alsager until June 1962 and then Nuneaton until June 1966. C/I construction, restored.


60* Totem BR(W) BOURNE END, F/F black and white example. Ex GWR station between Maidenhead and High Wycombe. One of the desirable experimental Western Region totems, only five stations carried enamel Black and white totems and only two this style of lettering so a must for those of you who want to complete a full set, in virtually mint condition.


61* Poster, British Railways (W) D/R 'BRISTOL' by Wooten and printed by Waterlow & Sons. A very nice image of the Dockland area with St Mary Radcliffe Church in the background. Of the several Bristol Posters, this is the scarce one seldom offered.


62* Poster, British Railways (W) D/R 'PENZANCE FOR THE LIZARD AND LANDS END PENINSULAR, TRAVEL BY TRAIN' by Jack Merriott and printed by Charles Read. A very enticing view overlooking the town and sea. Not a common poster of this Cornish town.


63* LNER Double Royal Poster LONDON Via HARWICH, by Frank Mason. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London, Dunstable and Watford. A rare poster only available at auction once previously 7 years ago.


64 Poster, London Electric Railway 'H. London, Thou Art Great…..' bearing this inscription by Thomas Dekker circa 1590, the London shield central to a skyline silhouette and a deep, floral border. D/R size with a 5" x 2" loss to bottom left corner.


65* Poster, British Railways D/R "Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire" Tranquil scene of a couple of small rowboats on the river beside an old malt house and a few cottages. From a painting by Edward Wessom. Published by British Railways Eastern Region ref no. PP1165 and printed by Jordison Ltd., London & Middlesborough. Some edge creasing and a 2" square piece missing from bottom right corner. This has take off the 'UGH' of the word Middlesborough so doesn't really detract.


66* Poster, French Railways 'Ile De France', approximately D/R size. Excellent condition throughout published and printed by French National Railways.


67* Poster, Swiss Railways 'Pilatus Bahn'. Measures 34" x 21" and depicts a beautiful sunset looking down on the river and town with mountains as a backdrop. An early poster with a 1902 small timetable inset on the left. Stunningly vibrant and of excellent appearance despite being repaired on the rear with non-acetic tape.


68* Poster, French Railways 'Go By Train To The French Alps'. Approximately D/R size, this extremely colourful poster is in excellent condition with just a few minor edge imperfections.


69 Poster, South African Advertising measuring approximately 30" x 20, 'South African Grapes Pears & Pines' with the circular Springbok emblem. A very colourful poster with artwork by Chas Shiers. Excellent condition throughout.


70 Poster, 'Give Him A Guinness' depicting a rock climber swinging free below the title. Measures 30" x 20" having some loss to the left side on the blank white background.


71 Poster, 'I'm Only Here For The Beer, Double Diamond' depicting a rock/mountain climber reaching for the once famous bottle of DD, artwork by Larry. Measures 40" x 20" and is in extremely good condition, minor folds and slight crinkles at bottom.


72 Poster, 'Fascinating Austria' measuring almost 39" x 25" depicting an image of a young woman in national dress holding flowers. Published by the Austrian Government, no doubt the Tourist Department. Very colourful and in excellent condition.


73 Poster, 'G-D Luxembourg' measuring 39" x 24" and depicting a young lad with floppy hat and suitcase walking away past a 25 meter road marker leading to a raised barrier (across the border?). A delightful image, artwork by Hoss. Excellent condition.


74 Poster, French SNCF double royal 'The Riviera For £25-10s, St Agulf Holiday Village' Dated 1958, a lovely poster in excellent condition.


75* Poster, 'Post Office Savings Bank - The Post Office, Port Isaac, Cornwall' Almost D/R size, the central image is an early view from down on the beach that is bedecked with period cars and boats, looking up to the cliff top shops with a prominent Post Office of course. Extremely good condition.


76* Nameplate ALNWICK CASTLE, ex Manchester Ship Canal Diesel Locomotive built by Hudswell Clarke works number 1075/1959 0-6-0 DE No. 4001.
77* Shedplate 14A, Cricklewood until May 1973. Totally ex loco.


78* GWR Enamel Trespass Notice measuring 30" x 22", white lettering on blue background. Good overall condition with good colour and shine. A few areas of chipping on the face but minimal lettering affected. Overall a very good, desirable sign pre-dating the cast iron ones.


79 GWR C/I Sign 'Beware Trains' from Newport Docks area. Rear original, front overpainted with primer.


80* BR(W) Enamel Station Direction Sign SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION STATION & CAR SERVICE TO PILNING, F/F. Measures 28" x 13" and is in immaculate condition with the exception of a small chip top left corner just encroaching from the flange to the face, doesn't detract from this rare and quite unique sign.


81* Shedplate 30B Hertford East until November 1960. A very rare Shedplate indeed, only once before at auction. Face only restored.


82 Carriage Print Dryburgh Abbey from an original painting by Kenneth Steel, LNER series. In new frame.


83 Caledonian Railway Tinplate Cash Box for coins. Measures 4½" x 3½" x 1½" and is stamped on the front face 'Caledonian'. Additionally, inside the box, is a Caledonian Railway (unmarked) Counterfeit Coin Detector. This measures just 3¼" x 1¼" approximately and has 5 varying width slots cut out to accept different coins.


84 Fire Hydrant Signs, a quantity, the first being ornate oval 11½" x 8", the second rectangular 9" x 4". Both ex Birmingham. The third, a standard C/I Hydrant Marker 'WHO 20', the fourth a DRDC (Dudley Rural District Council) 4 SV 4ft 0 ins C/I Sign. Together with Sprinkler Stop Valve Inside C/I Sign bearing the makers name ' The Spencer Sprinkler Co. Ltd., Birmingham. Measures 26" x 12", red lettering on black background, all original. Ex Birmingham.


85* North British Railway Mahogany cased split case block bell, in excellent condition and nicely stamped inside the case NBRY Co 499.


86* Shedplate 86A, Newport Ebbw Junction until September 1963 and then Cardiff Canton until May 1973. Oval C/I, face only restored, back cleaned.


87* LNER C/I Doorplate INSPECTOR. Reputedly ex Leeds hence the orange paintwork. Wonderful condition with years of paint layers, dirt and grime. Measures approximately 19¼" x 3¼". They certainly don't come better and this is a very rare example.


88 Caledonian Railway Pocket Watch made by Hamilton & Inches. The back is inscribed No 1081 The Property Of The Caledonian Railway Co. In working order but does require servicing.


89* SECR 4 aspect, square fronted Fogman’s Handlamp clearly stamped with company initials on the side. The reservoir is stamped 'SAR' and the reflector 'SER'. The burner is stamped 'BR/SR' so the original body has seen later additions throughout its life. Excellent condition throughout.


90* Totem, BR(Sc) UDDINGSTON CENTRAL, F/F. Ex Caledonian Railway station close to Motherwell. Almost mint condition, a stunning looking totem.


91 Felix J.C. Pole His Book, For Private Circulation Only, Christmas 1954. This is the original edition, not the reprint. Was presented to A. Bond, who was the Chief Goods Manager for the GWR. The inside page, personally signed by Felix Pole and reads: To A. Bond with best wishes from Felix JC Pole'. A very rare book and even more desirable with this inscription.

92* Shedplate 55H, Leeds Neville Hill until May 1973. Restored some time ago and an unusually heavy casting.

93* GWR C/I Signalbox Board DAINTON TUNNEL SIGNAL BOX. Measures 101" x 9" and is totally ex signalbox with chocolate and cream colouring. Situated just outside the tunnel on the most famous of all Devon Banks, witness to the most magnificent of GWR locos through the railway age. Arguably one of the most evocative of locations on the entire GWR system.

94* BR(M) Enamel Station Sign BOURNVILLE STATION, F/F with British Railways Totem at the top. Measures 36" x 18" and is in excellent condition with deep colour and shine.

95* Single Line Tablet BENTLEY - BORDON No. 6, fibre construction. In original leather pouch with hoop. Ex LSWR (Bentley & Bordon Railway) section in Hampshire being the small branch off the Alton to Guildford line. The leather pouch is impressed 'Tyer & Co., Dalston, London' and under the flap it is date impressed twice, once with 7 59 and then 12 61. Strap broken but present, otherwise in excellent condition.

96* Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway C/I Sign 'These Buckets Must Be Kept Full Of Water And Used Only In Case Of Fire'. Measures approximately 11" x 8½", face tastefully restored, back original.

97* Midland Railway Wagon Registration Plate To Carry 14 Tons dated 1919b numbered 81036. Face restored, complete with lugs. Together with an oval Birmingham Rly Carriage & Wagon Co Builders Smethwick dated 1937. Face only restored.

98 Nameplate NINA, alloy construction measuring just 13" x 5½" approximately. Totally ex loco condition with traces of black paint on the rim and background. Records show that this is ex 0-6-0ST built by Avonside Engine number 1656 in 1913. It was originally named MARY and would have had brass nameplates fitted then. It was used at Hutchinsons Trustees, Widnes. It is unknown when the renaming to NINA took place. Note: We sold the other side in the November 2006 auction.

99* Shedplate 84D Leamington until September 1963 and then Penzance until May 1973. An extremely rare Shedplate, never before at auction and a wonderful compliment to the Totem in this sale. Ex Loco condition.

100* Nameplate CITY OF CARLISLE ex Class 86 numbered 86204, originally E3173, introduced August 1965. Prototype 'flexicoil' suspension test loco in 1970s. Used for pre-HST high-speed testing, early 1970s. British Rail speed record holder - 129mph, c1973-1976. Named in December 1978, withdrawn 2003 Easco, Immingham Railfreight Terminal. Totally ex loco condition.

101* Carriage Print Brixham from an original painting by Frank Mason, Western Region series. A very rare print which hasn't been available at auction for over 7 years. In excellent condition complete with original frame and safety glass.

102* BR LMR Telephone circuit card in original frame, From Blisworth. Lists Blisworth Station S.F. Blisworth Shunters Up Side, Blisworth Telegraph Office and Blisworth Exchange, dated August 1964.

103* BR(E) 8 Inch Oak cased clock No 13645 with a Smiths Empire 7 day movement, the clock is in working condition and originates from Lowestoft Civil Engineer Harbour Works Concrete Depot which was closed in 1996, together with a LNER Enamel Look Out armband complete with its leather Strap retrieved from the same location.

104* LSWR Destination Indicator Enamel, ex Salisbury Station, 6¼” x 3¼” reads: Hurstbourne, Whitchurch, Overton, Oakley.

105* GWR flat border style C/I Doorplate LADIES ROOM. Original chocolate and cream paint, ex station condition.

106 Southern Railway Enamel Doorplate WAITING ROOM measures 18" x 6" and in excellent condition.

107* Worksplate 'Built By (And On Loan To - erased) London North Eastern Railway 1944 Darlington Works No 1946'. Ex Stanier 8F Locomotive number

(4)8450 built under Lot No 167 and returned to LMS during 1946-7. Oval engraved measuring 13¼" x 7¾". Ex Loco. A rare plate with only 3 locos built at Darlington in this year.

108* Shedplate 6A, Chester until May 1973. Interestingly, this is a Scottish casting that was originally 66A and the second '6' has been ground off. C/I construction, restored.

109* Cabside Numberplate 74, ex Manchester Ship Canal Locomotive built by Kitson works number 5371 in 1923, 0-6-0T scrapped 6/1963. 74 was delivered 18/9/23 to Mode Wheel and sent to Partington on the 22nd. One side edge of the plate is damaged from a wartime bomb explosion.

110* BR(S) Station Running In Board WADEBRIDGE. A lovely sign that was once fitted into a frame on the station (photograph accompanies). It is in two halves, the first is 54" x 10" and the second is 61" x 10" so very manageable. Lovely dark green with deep shine and minimal damage. A very rare sign, very little turns up from this Cornish station and a totem would entail a re-mortgage.

111* Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Locomotive/Tail Lamp manufactured by Polkey. Another lamp from this railway that has some, but not total provenance. Reputedly, it belonged to the widow of a former employee who purchased it a a sale either at Barnstaple or Pilton when the L&B closed in 1935. Looking at the accompanying photograph taken on the final day, the Bunker lamp looks very similar although not identical. It is known that a number of different lamps were used by the L&B and the locos indeed carried a variety of different types as spares. The lamp is bereft of paint and has the number 30 on both sides. The brass maker’s plate is also on one side and the original reservoir and burner is in situ.

112 GWR large, old Coal Scuttle re-painted “GWR Loco”. Came from Wellington Engine Shed, probably the Foreman’s Office.

113* Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway brass 'Thunderer' Guards Whistle manufactured by Hudson Patent. Ornately engraved with S.D.J.Ry on one side. In working order and complete with original chain. A scarce whistle indeed.

114 LMS Signalbox Name Board WEM. Ex LNWR Signalbox between Shrewsbury and Whitchurch. Wood with cast letters and of extremely manageable size having just 3 letters. Good condition with restored face. Some wood loss on rear that does not detract at all.

115* Cabside Numberplate 9754 C/I construction. Ex GWR 0-6-0PT built Swindon June 1935 and allocated new to Old Oak Common. Remaining there for the majority of its working life, it wandered to St Philips Marsh in the early 1960's, then Westbury and withdrawal came from Yeovil in June 1965.

116* Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Steel & Brass Tyers Signalling Tablet WOODA BAY - LYNTON number 2. Once the property of the chief accountant at Eastleigh, it was sent, along with others, to Eastleigh upon closure of the L&BR in 1935 and put to use as a paperweight. Excellent condition.

117* Taff Vale Railway C/I Notice fully titled ' Notice, No Public Road Over This Crossing - Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted' Totally ex lineside and of considerable scarcity.

118* Worksplate Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No D1253 Railway Foundry 1959 Leeds England. Ex Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0DM Number D9. Oval cast brass measuring 12¾" x 8¼".

119* Railway Convalescent Home China Ware qty 2 small Bowls comprising 3" maroon Finger Bowl and a green Finger Bowl. Both in excellent condition.

120* Shedplate 12A, Carlisle Upperby until February 1958 and then Kingmoor until May 1973. C/I construction, ex loco condition.

121* Aluminium Tyers No 9 key token CHEPSTOW - WYE VALLEY Jnc a section on the former GWR line where the line branched of to the Forest of Dean, painted Red to signify Configuration A, a rare token.

122* Crescent shaped C/I Wagon Plate THE BRISTOL & SOUTH WALES RAILWAY WAGON Co LTD OWNERS No 5930. A rare wagon plate recovered one of the South Wales collieries.

123* Southern Railway Target CHRISTCHURCH. Ex LSWR station between Brockenhurst and Bournemouth. Some restoration but a scarce Target indeed, only a handful of times on the market.

124* GWR C/I Propping Of Wagon Doors Sign showing the General Manager Felix J.C. Pole. Fully titled and dated March 1922, it has 10 lines of text. Face restored in chocolate and cream, back original. Measures a very manageable 14¼" x 12½". Uncommon with this manager.

125 British Railways 1960s Station Masters Hat, with Station Master in woven band around hat and Gilt Lion & Wheel Badge. Marked J.Compton 1961.

126 LNER C/I double sided Mile Post Top “6”. Very good, unrestored condition.

127 Great Northern Railway C/I Crane Plate. Face only restored.

128* GWR Lamp Hut. 6'6" square x 8' 10" high to highest top of roof, 6' 10" high to lower edge of roof, curved. Original steel frame with brackets for 2 shelves. Roof is new corrugated iron, all cladding replaced with good second hand material. Wood window replaced with exact replica of original, Makers plate on door reads Joseph Ash & Sons. Manufacturer, Rea St South, Birmingham. Also original metal top wooden work bench for interior measuring 71" X 24"w X 36"h with 2 cupboards and 2 drawers, painted GWR brown. Buyer to dismantle (with current owners help), and transport from site, another assistant would be a good idea. Probably a 2 day job and be prepared for good old heavy Victorian engineering. (No leeway on this timescale whatsoever).

129 LMS (LNWR Pattern) Wall Mounted Platform lamp Case, Ex Lidlington Station.

130* Shedplate 40E, Colwick. Ex 90537 and in ex loco condition throughout.

131 GWR C/I Signal Box Door Notice 'No Unauthorized Person Allowed In This Box'. Fully titled, face restored white on black, rear original.

132 Wrenn 00 Model # 2224 Freight 8F 2-8-0 Locomotive number 48073. NMIB retaining original pamphlet for 48158 and the card protective rings. Box is excellent with minimal signs of edge rubs.

133* Triang Hornby Boxed Battle Space Models, qty 3 comprising R216K Battlespace Rocket Launching Wagon: R249K Exploding Car: R128K Battle Rescue Helicopter Car. All appear good and each box still has plain cardboard sleeve.

134 Fleischmann Double Model HO Gauge 1372/2 + 1374/2 Railcars in blue and cream. In original box with original pamphlet. Box has one end flap missing. Locos a little knocked but believed to be working.

135* Live Steam 2¼" gauge model of 4470 Great Northern. A scratch built locomotive to an excellent standard and painted out in LNER blue livery. Built in 1940 by a 17 year old apprentice taking approximately 3 years to build during WWII austerity. Used in St. Mary's Park Prestwich and at Stand Grammar School Whitefield. A delightful locomotive that has languished for many years in a garage protected with tarpaper. No boiler certificate of course but looks to be in fine order and may well pass a test without any work.

136* Live Steam 2½" Gauge 2-2-0 Locomotive scratch built in the mid 19th century and kept in the same family since then. A remarkable little loco constructed from brass and fired by methylated spirits. The two driving wheels are coupled directly to the pivot cylinders, these being fed via a steam pipe from the back of the boiler that runs centrally down through the footplate. Water is added to the boiler through the removable safety valve and the front of the boiler has a stop-cock mechanism for emptying. An operational whistle is affixed to the rear of the boiler. Last operated many years ago so functionality currently unknown but looks very sound. Wonderful patina developed over 150 years. The only visible defect is the chimney cap has come loose and requires re-brazing.

137* Shedplate 24L, Carnforth until September 1963. C/I construction, restored.

138 Brush Traction Hawker Siddeley makers plate ex Class 92 Electric. In very good, ex loco condition.

139* LMS small pattern Waiting Room Lamp from Hulme End Station on the Leek & Manifold Rly. Complete with interior, Reservoir and Burner. A wonderful lamp from an extremely desirable location. Note this is one of a pair, we sold the other one in the November Auction.

140* Totem BR(M) ECCLES, F/F. Ex LNWR station between Kenyon Junction and Manchester. In good condition with a couple of small face chips and fair colour and shine. This Totem has never been offered for sale at auction or privately.

141* Carriage Print St Mawes Near Falmouth Cornwall from an original painting by Gyrth Russel, Western Region series. A rare print in excellent condition complete with original frame and safety glass.

142 Midland Railway Signal Box Hanging Lamp, Ex Cheltenham Spa St James Signalbox, complete with original brass reservoir, glass chimney and metal hanging hoop, acquired by a local permanent way man upon closure.

143* GWR Lamp Tablet SOUTHALL, white on black enamel with top flange, couple of small chip repairs but retains a very good shine. A rare item not seen before. Compliments the totem from the same station elsewhere in the auction.

144* Shedplate 9D, Buxton until September 1963 and then Newton Heath until May 1973. C/I construction, face only restored, back cleaned.

145* GER 8" Mahogany cased clock with its original Seth Thomas 30 Hour movement and LNER dial painting and Ivorine numberplate 1244, the clock is in working condition and originates from Lowestoft North Station which was a former Norfolk and Suffolk Joint station closed in 1970.

146* LNER Police Truncheon measuring 10½" in length with an additional ¾" brass ring at the end of the handle. A simple, yet probably most effective truncheon, unpainted or decorated, just bearing simple stamping of LNER on main shaft. Extremely good condition.

147 Cuneo Limited Edition Print 'Intercity' published by Richard Lucraft and numbered 216/500. Signed by Terence Cuneo, Sir Bob Reid and Chris Green. Mounted but not framed, it is still sealed in original wrapping as supplied. Comes with original Certificate of Authenticity.

148 Cuneo Limited Edition Print 'Storm Over Southall Shed' published by Richard Lucraft and numbered 167/350. Signed by Terence Cuneo, it is mounted but not framed. Comes with original Certificate of Authenticity.

149* Tramway & Light Rolling Stock Enamel Makers Plate 'The Starbuck Car & Wagon Co. Ltd. Tramway & Light Railway Rolling Stock, Builders, Birkenhead'. Measures 3½" x 1¾ with scalloped corners, black lettering on white. Minor loss around mounting holes. The Works were situated at 283 Cleveland Street and some 3500 Trams, mostly exported to places such as Lisbon, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen and Brussels, were built there between 1868 and 1898. This company produced the early trams of Nottingham Sheffield and Leeds, to name but a few. A very rare makers plate indeed.

150* GWR Enamel Lamp Tablet MARAZION. A truly incredible survivor from this little station, one stop out of Penzance at one of the top 10 bays in the entire world overlooking St. Michaels Mount. Opened 11th March 1852 by the West Cornwall Railway. Absorbed fully into the GWR on 1 January 1877 and closed to passengers 5 Oct 1964, with freight services following on 6 Dec 1965.The strange name derives from the important fairs and markets that were held in the town, the earliest dating back to 1070. The names of the two biggest markets - Marghas Byghan (Small Market) and Marghas Yow or Jew (Thursday Market) blurred over time to become 'Marazion'. The black and white lamp tablet measures approximately 17½" x 3" and is totally ex station. Top flange is a little rusty and other edges the same. No damage to text at all and overall is quite superb.Items from this location are exceedingly scarce.

151 Advertising Signs qty 4 comprising Stamina Dog Foods, Wills Gold Flake, Spratts Dog Cakes and Retail All Weather Roof Repair. All manageable sizes and in varying condition.

152* Enamel Advertising Sign, Hudsons Soap. Non pictorial measuring 29" x 8". Very good condition overall.

153* Enamel Advertising Sign, Rinso. Measures 24" x 18" and is in good overall condition.

154* Enamel Advertising Sign, Singer Sewing Machines. A stunning example of this small, 11" x 7½" pictorial sign. The colour is quite magnificent and the condition is superb.

155 Enamel Advertising Sign, The Birmingham Post - Be In Good Company. A colourful example measuring 24" x 17" and in excellent condition.

156 Shedplate 2C Northampton until July 1950 then Warwick until November 1958 and finally Stourbridge Junction from 1963 until April 1967. Face only restored.

157 Capbadge, a pair of BR(M) Lion-over-Wheel INSPECTOR and FOREMAN, both in gilt. Extremely good condition but some slight tarnishing.

158* GWR brass Button Whistle as issued to Senior Staff. An excellent example in quite superb condition.

159* Diesel Depot Plaque depicting the Cardiff Goat. Ex loco condition with no damage apart from very slight elongation of one of the bolt holes.

160* Totem, BR(W) SOUTHALL, H/F. Ex GWR station between Paddington and Reading. Excellent colour and shine, extremely good condition overall.

161* Alloy Key Token BARMOUTH NORTH - DYFFRYN ARDUOWY. Ex Cambrian Railways section on the West Wales coast on the route to Portmadoc. Mounted in the original GWR stamped hooped carrier. Excellent condition throughout.

162 Midland Railway 3 aspect Handlamp bearing a couple of brass plates, one on the side, one on the reducing cone, both fully titled and stamped 'B' and the number '22003'. Original rape burner/reservoir and in excellent, stripped condition ready for painting.

163* GWR Hotels Chamberpot with ' GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY HOTELS' and shield coat of arms to the front, Mintons mark to the base. Ex Mortonhampstead Hotel and in in virtually mint condition. By far the best seen for many, many years at auction.

164 BR transitional Enamel Sign BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET, F/F. Black lettering on white background measuring 41" x 19½". This type of sign was used to replace totems in the mid 1960's. Excellent condition throughout.

165 LNWR 3 aspect Handlamp deeply stamped on the side 'FENNY STRATFORD P. WAY No. 10, A 18219' An excellent example, complete with undamaged glasses, reservoir and burner.

166 Wagon Plates, a trio comprising C/I oval To Carry 10Tons, built 1920; 'D' Plate B852496 12T Darlington 1954 Lot No 2584; 'D' Plate B489118 13T B'ham C & WC 1953 Lot No. 2361.

167 Monmouthshire Railway & Canal Company C/I Boundary Marker, circa 1855. Complete, as recovered from Abercarn Tinplate Works Sidings. Measures 46" tall with a base of 13" x 10".

168 Shedplate 5A Crewe North until May 1965. Face only restored.

169* LMS Brass Seal with black wooden Handle 'LMS Carnwath'. Excellent, used condition.

170* Smokebox Numberplate 42455. Ex Stanier 2-6-4T Locomotive built Derby in 1936. A North Wales loco spending time at Bangor and Chester. Moved to Blackpool in the early 1960's, withdrawn 1966. A superb, ex loco plate that received the obligatory white lining in the mid 1960's.

171 Enamel Advertising Sign, Aylesbury Brewery Company, A.B.C. Colourful crest with central image of a goose. Measures 14¼" square , flanges and in mint condition.

172* Enamel Advertising Sign, Nicolas Fines Bouteilles. Pictorial with man holding bottles in each hand. French origin measuring 15½" x 12" with small flange. Excellent condition throughout.

173* Enamel Advertising Sign, Banania Petit Dejeuner Familial. French, colourful pictorial depicting North African wearing a Fez. Measures 12¼" x 12¾" with small flange and is in excellent condition.

174 Enamel Advertising Sign, The Times. Rectangular shape 18¾" x 6¼", white lettering on dark blue background. Excellent condition and extremely displayable.

175* Enamel Advertising Sign with Thermometer, Hier melk Westfalia. Measures 16¼" x 8½", blue background with semi pictorial image and inbuilt thermometer. Excellent condition throughout.

176* North British Railway Enamel Platform Sign BOOKING AND WAITING HALL. Measuring 18" x 5” and was originally mounted in a frame. There is edge chipping but the cobalt blue lettering on off white background is excellent apart from a few chips impinging the 'W' and 'L'. Unusual wording and a sign of considerable scarcity.

177* Brass Annetts Key PIRTON G.F. KEY C. Ex Midland Railway location between Worcester and Gloucester. At one time, there was a manual crossing and signal box there.

178* North Staffordshire Railway brass Thunderer Patent Guards Whistle manufactured by McPherson Brothers Argyle St. Glasgow. One side clearly stamped 'N.S.R'. A very scarce whistle.

 

179 LNWR C/I Signal Box Lever Description Plate ‘Pig Siding’. A scarce plate in ex box condition.

180 Shedplate 8E Brunswick until 1958 and then Northwich until March 1968. Totally ex Loco

181 GWR Ledger No. 1 from Swindon Works with a front label that details; Total Number Of Men And Boys Employed In Swindon Loco Factory And Abstract Of Number Taken On Left And Transferred Commencing Dec 10th 1904, Finished Oct 24th 1908. A quite superb, historic record, totally handwritten and in remarkably good condition throughout.

182 Wagon Plate “Wagon Repairs Ltd Hamilton”. A Scarce Plate.

183 GWR Wooden sign with C/I letters “Ladies Room”. In choc/cream, very good condition.

184 A Sugg-Rochester Pattern Glass Globe, unused as new boxed condition.

185* Smokebox Numberplate 73112. Ex British Railways Standard Locomotive built Doncaster in October 1955 and allocated to the Southern Region. A Nine Elms locomotive throughout, it was named MORGAN LE FAY in April 1960, a name formerly carried by N15 30750. The loco was scrapped in June 1965 by Wards. Clean ex loco. First time at auction.

186* GWR Hotels Chamberpot with ' GWR HOTELS' in roundel to the front, Mintons mark to the base. Ex Mortonhampstead Hotel and in virtually mint condition. By far the best seen for many, many years at auction.

187* Rhymney Railway C/I Bridge Restriction Sign measuring 26" x 15". Fully titled and also mentions the company again in the text 'To Drivers And Owners Of Road Locomotives……' Face is painted in primer but looks so old, it may have been done whilst in situ.

188 LNWR C/I Lever Description Plate “Detonator Placer”.

189* Worksplate Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No D1189 Railway Foundry 1959 Leeds England. Ex Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0DM Number D4 working at Mode Wheel throughout. Oval engraved brass measuring 12¾" x 8". Accompanied by the C/I Registered By The British Transport Commission Plate No 2883 1959.

190* Totem BR(S) HERNE BAY, F/F, dark green variety. Ex SECR station between Faversham and Margate. In excellent condition with good colour and shine and no chips to the face.

191 Midland Railway Rotary block instrument, a nice example in ex box condition, the needle pivots freely and the enamel indicator plate is in excellent condition with all the brass work nicely patinated, the mahogany case is stamped on the top MR Co Twice and the Manufacture date of 1914.

192 Shedplate 11A Carnforth until April 1958 and then Barrow-in-Furness until June 1960. Face only restored.

193* Carriage Print St Helier Jersey from an original painting by Claude Buckle, Southern Region B series. A rare print that has only appeared four times previously. In an original SR frame.

194* A LMS small cylindrical tinplate oil container with conical top and curved handle and complete its with original brass plate LMS STORES St HELENS JUNC No 310. An unusual item standing 10" tall.

195* Circular C/I Wagon Plate YORKSHIRE RAILWAY WAGGON Co LIMITED WAKEFIELD OWNERS 07945, a very early plate recovered one of the South Wales collieries. The Spelling of Waggon was changed to one G on the later ones.

196 A Pair Of Southern Railway SYX Brass cased repeaters, one Lamp repeater marked S.R.LY 6.21.22.23. In/Out, the other is a signal repeater Marked On Wrong Off , both appear to be complete and the needles swing freely.

197* Chrome plated steel Tyers No 9 key token YNISYGEINON Sdgs - PONTARDAWE Sta a section on the former Midland Railway line closed in 1950, Configuration C, a rare token.

198* GWR Ivorine Signal Box Instrument/Shelf Plate CHURCHDOWN RELIEF LINES. Approximately 4¾" x 1½" in excellent condition. Churchdown was just north of Gloucester on the line to Cheltenham, the relief lines were completed in wartime 1942 using the LNER practice of taking the lines on the outside of the platforms.

199* BR(M) Enamel Station Direction Sign RUGELEY TOWN STATION, F/F with a left facing arrow. Ex LNWR station between the Trent Valley station and Walsall. Measures 28" x 13" with some edge chipping and one small face chip not affecting lettering. Reasonable colour and shine.

200* Original Watercolour Painting by Frank H. Mason depicting the panoramic view of Whitby and beyond to Sandsend. This was the very painting used for the famous LNER 'East Coast' Poster and this painting is annotated such. Measures 28" x 20" in its frame and shows the vibrancy of his work around this era. Note: Frank H. Mason (b. 1876; d.1965) Born in Durham in Yorkshire, Frank Mason began his career at sea, educated as a cadet on HMS Conway. Having served in the Royal Navy in the First World War, Mason became a war artist; several such paintings can be seen at the Imperial War Museum. Between the wars he became a full-time artist, working as an illustrator, a poster artist for railway companies, and supplying posters and postcards for shipping companies. From 1900 onwards he exhibited at the RA, and was awarded RI in 1929.

201* Original Watercolour Painting by Frank H. Mason depicting the panoramic view of Scarborough from the cliff top to the south. As prepared for the early British Railways Poster of the same name and annotated by the artist as such in the bottom left corner. Measures 28½" x 21½" in its wooden frame. When seeing the actual poster, it is evident that a final painting was done from this painting, adding more vibrancy. A rare opportunity to acquire an original Mason Painting.

202* GWR Scroll for the Funeral Of Her Late Most Gracious Majesty The Queen, Arrangements Of Royal Train, Paddington to Windsor, 1.32pm Saturday 2nd Feb 1901. An absolutely stunning item with the complete train including the locomotive positioned across the page as a guide to a table beneath announcing the individuals in each carriage and the loco crew. Ornate, coloured border with the royal crests in each of the top corners. Printed by Waterlow & Sons, it is in the original, gilded frame bearing a label on the rear stating that it is the private property of E. Ford. This gentleman was the Chief Goods Manager of the GWR from Feb 1924 until Mar 1931 and the item hung in his Paddington Office. The vendors Grandfather was Goods Manager at Paddington and acquired the item during his career. Excellent condition with just the slightest hint of foxing top centre. The frame has lost some gilding which detracts little for such an historic survivor.

203* LNWR/LMSR 8 “ Mahogany cased Fusee clock . Original dial lettered BR(LM) John Walker, 1 South Molton St. London, numbered 324. In excellent working condition. A nice desirable size

204 Shedplate 16A Nottingham until September 1963 and then Toton until May 1973. Unrestored.

205* GWR Horse Grooming Comb. Manufactured from what appears to be horn, it measures 4½" x 3" with 15 teeth. Faintly stamped 'GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY' on one side. Good condition with normal wear through use, three teeth a little shorter than the others. An interesting item, not seen previously by us.

206* Worksplate Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No D1186 Railway Foundry 1959 Leeds England. Ex Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0DM Number D1 named ASHDOWN working at Mode Wheel throughout. Oval engraved brass measuring 12¾" x 8". Accompanied by the C/I Registered By The British Transport Commission Plate No 2902 1960.

207 London Brighton & South Coast Railway 3 aspect Handlamp. A superb example stamped with company initials on the side body and also on the reducing cone. Also stamped 'E S9 MB' on the handle. Complete with original reservoir and an SR stamped burner.

208 LNER C/I Trespass sign Ref no TPLN108 exactly the same as the standard LNER trespass but without the 07 casting number, described by Tim Petchey as being quite rare, restored front and rear.

209* LNER Scottish pattern mahogany cased dual line block instrument in nice unrestored condition test label inside reads 22-4-52.

210* Southern Railway Enamel Target NORBURY. Ex LBSCR station between Streatham Common and Croydon. Very good condition with good colour and shine and some edge chipping. Complete with original backboard and metal bracket. An uncommon target Norbury never had Totems.

211 Original Oil Painting on board and framed, 'Dukedog 3217 Climbing Freshfield Bank on the Bluebell Railway' by CJ Hall.

212 Framed Photographs, qty 7 of Hurstbourne Station together with an oval brass Milk Churn Plate 'H.B. Crane, Hurstbourne' which is nicely displayed in a glazed frame.

213 LNWR C/I Bridgeplate number 3. Normal ampersand, totally ex bridge condition.

214 Caledonian Railway Stevens pattern C/I Signal Finial.

215 LNWR 3 aspect Handlamp stamped on the side 'WALSALL COACHING A 27668'. Also stamped on the reducing cone ' 'L&NWR Car. Dep. Wolverton. Complete with undamaged glasses, reservoir stamped 'LMS' and burner. A very good example indeed.

216* Shedplate 21B Bournville until February 1960 and then Bescot until September 1963. Face only restored.

217 Shepherd Limited Edition Print 'On Shed' depicting 92203 in the gloom of the shed with a few rays of sunshine creeping through. Numbered 335 of 500 and signed by David Shepherd. Tastefully framed, the overall measurements being 44" x 29½". Excellent condition.

218 Cuneo Limited Edition Print ' Stabling For Giants' depicting the 1971 painting of the Engine Sheds at Boulogne. Numbered 99 of 500, the print measures 34" x 25" in its tasteful glazed frame.


219 Cuneo Limited Edition Print 'The Running Sheds Of The Great Caerphilly And Vole-Tail Central Railway'. This print from the original 1973 painting is the comical representation of the locomotive Earl De Catnip and staff at the railway. Beautifully framed the print id numbered 66 of 850 and bears the original signature of the Master himself. Measures 33½" x 25¼" in the frame and is in superb condition.

220* Totem, BR(M) WEM F/F. Ex LNWR station between Shrewsbury and Whitchurch. Good colour and shine, one area of restoration between the 'W' and 'E'. Has the distinction of being the only 3-letter totem from the Midland Region.

221* Southern Railway small glazed China Jug, displaying the early Southern Railway, fully titled Garter Crest to the front and the maker’s name, John Maddock and Sons, to the base. Unusually, this one has its original, hinged Pewter Lid complete with lifting knob. A rare and desirable piece of Southern Chinaware.

222* Railway Horse Brasses mounted on an original piece of leather. There are 10 altogether comprising:- 1 GWR, 2 L&NWR, 3 LMS and 4 MRCo. A nice selection in very good condition.

223* Worksplate, North British Locomotive Company Ltd., Glasgow number 27665 of 1958, alloy construction. Ex North British Type 2 B-B Class 22 number D6300, introduced to traffic in January 1959 as first of the class and allocated to Swindon. Withdrawn from Laira in May 1968 and cut up at J. Cashmore Newport in January 1969. Purchased at a Laira Open day.

224* BR(S) Enamel Doorplate STAFF ONLY, F/F dark green variety. Measures 18" x 3½" with excellent colour and shine and a few expertly executed repairs around one bolt hole and the edge.

225* Flamecut Cabside Panel 25065. Ex British Railways Type 2 Locomotive, originally numbered D5215, built Derby July 1963 and allocated to Toton. Withdrawn February 1981 and cut up at Swindon the following month.

226* GWR Coppertop and brass rim 3 aspect Guards Handlamp nicely stamped with the initials 'GWR' on the side. Complete with undamaged glasses, copper, non-standard reservoir and burner. This is the rare transitional pattern.

227* GWR Jigsaw WINDSOR CASTLE (the oval example) complete with original brown label box and in excellent condition, one of the rarer GWR puzzles manufactured by Chad Valley Harbourne.

228 Shedplate 31A Cambridge until May 1973. Face only restored.

229 Furness Railway Enamel Warning Sign ' Gates Must Not Be Opened Until It Has Been Ascertained That The Line Is Clear In Both Directions'. Measures 18" x 18", white lettering on blue background. Fairly flat but still good colour. Most unusually well bereft of chips, most were damaged considerably.

230 Alloy Roadsign BROMSGROVE STATION. Measures 30" x 11¾" with a ½" raised border. Original condition, black lettering and border on white background.

231 Road Sign LEVEL CROSSING with single gate image. Alloy construction with the original makers name of Needham, Stockport embossed onto the centre, raised border. Face only restored.

232 Road Sign CROSS ROADS + with all reflectors intact. Alloy construction. Excellent condition throughout.

233* GWR brass Signalbox Shelf Plate ROUND OAK SOUTH. Machine engraved, excellent condition.

234 British Railways C/I Bridgeplate, LNWR pattern No 1. Tastefully restored face, rear original.

235 LNER small Calling On Signal Arm & Spec Plate, embossed ‘LNER 1937 D21591 & WB & S Co. Ltd. London & Chippenham’. With original glasses and in very good overall condition.

236 Carriage Print Malden Essex from an original painting by Henry J. Denham, LNER series. In original glazed frame.

237* Southern Railway Brass Cased SYX Signal Indicator most unusually with the original WR Sykes brass plate on the case. Shows Signal On - Off – Wrong

238* LMS Brass Seal with black wooden Handle 'LMS Motherwell (Pass)' Excellent, used condition.

239 Cunard White Star Line Menus, qty 3, all from the RMS Queen Mary comprising:- Dinner for Sunday August 1st 1948 with a colour image of RMS Britannic on cover; Dinner for Tuesday August 3rd with colour image of a country scene on cover; Luncheon for Monday August 2nd 1948 with an image of Sailing Ships and a Tug on front cover (probably a Frank mason image) All are in extremely good condition throughout.

240 Shedplate 41A Sheffield Darnall until April 1964. Face Restored Only.

241* Alloy and brass Key Token OSWESTRY NORTH - ELLESMERE. Original green paint, interestingly has an original brass end fitted stamped with the letter 'C'. Ex Cambrian Railways section.

242 LMS Lamp Tablet 10" x 3½" FULWELL & WESTBURY, red background with opaque lettering on glass , a rare survivor from the former LNWR station on the line from Banbury to Verney Junction closed on the 2nd December 1963.

243 GWR Stratford-On-Avon "Refreshment Rooms" saucer, Measures 5¼" diameter and is in excellent undamaged condition, a great rarity.

244* BR(M) Enamel Station Direction Sign RUGELEY TRENT VALLEY STATION, F/F with the word 'STATION' set between a right facing arrow. Ex LNWR West Coast main line station between Tamworth and Stafford. Measures 28" x 13" with narrow flange. Good overall condition, some fading but still has reasonable shine. Some minor chipping around the periphery.

245* Spratts Advertising Enamel Sign depicting the three 'Scottie Dog' images in line. Fully flanged and numbered 344 in the bottom right corner, this scarce sign measures 20" x 4" and is in excellent condition throughout with just minor blemishes and very slight loss around the bolt holes.

246 Advertising Sign 'Players Please' 30" x 13" blue glass with clear lettering with mirrored finish. Good condition with original hanging hooks, ready to display.

247 Advertising Enamel 36" x 24" dark blue on white background ' Cadburys Chocolates - Delicious And Wholesome made At Bournville' In fair condition with some edge chipping.

248 Advertising Tinplate Sign 36" x 24" 'Senior Service Satisfy, Tobacco At Its Best' Excellent condition.

249* Totem BR(W) PENZANCE, H/F. Ex GWR station at the very end of England in the beautiful county of Cornwall. In very good condition with a couple of small face chips and a minor loss of shine, a rare and evocative Cornish totem, which has only appeared once at auction before.

250* Nameplate ARUNDEL CASTLE, ex Manchester Ship Canal Diesel Locomotive built by Hudswell Clarke works number 1076/1959 0-6-0DE No. 4002.

251* Aluminium Tyers No 9 key token PENCADER - LAMPETER a section on the former GWR line closed in 1965, painted yellow to signify Configuration D, a uncommon section.

252* Shedplate 51B Newport until June 1958. Face restored over original paint. A very rare Shedplate indeed, only once at auction long, long ago.

253* Worksplate Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No D1186 Railway Foundry 1959 Leeds England. Ex Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0DM Number D1 named ASHDOWN working at Mode Wheel throughout. Oval engraved brass measuring 12¾" x 8". Accompanied by the C/I Registered By The British Transport Commission Plate No 2902 1960.

254 North London Railway C/I Bridge Plate No 83. This style being unique to the N.L.R.

255 Pay Cheques, a pair of BR(W) Copper examples ' Civil/Eng Swansea Docks'. Scarce.

256 GWR wooden Sign with C/I letters “General Waiting Room”. In very good chocolate and cream painted, unrestored condition.

257* Worksplate Brush Traction England Number 297 dated 1961. Ex D5696 later 31266. Introduced May 1961 and allocated to Stratford. Received TOPS number in January 1974 and again, as 31460 in December 1984. Withdrawn December 1992 and disposal was at T.J. Thomson, Stockton.

258* Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Steel and Brass Single Line Tablet CHELFHAM - BLACKMOOR number 5. The railway was opened in May 1898 and the tablets for this particular section were rather late additions being introduced around 1931 when the section was produced by the Bratton Fleming Loop being removed. Running powers handed to the Southern Railway in July 1923, closure coming just 12 years later in 1935.

259* LNER / GNR 8 inch Mahogany cased fusee clock No 9809, in nice original working condition with the dial lettered B.R. 9809. Research of the LNER clock records show that this clock was last allocated to Horncastle Signal Box and its pregrouping number was 860.

260 Railway Convalescent Home China Ware qty 3 comprising 10" Soup Bowl, 9" Soup Bowl and a 5" Cereal Dish, all maroon.

261 Southern Railway Enamel Doorplate PRIVATE measures 18" x 6" and in excellent condition.

262 LSWR Enamel Sign 'All Season Tickets To Be Shewn'. Measures 10" x 12" white on black. Best example likely to see.

263 Sugg Platform Lamp with Glass Globe. Has been converted to electric but GWRA recommend a check by a qualified Electrician if it is to be used as such.

264 Shedplate 86F Tondu until 1961 and then Aberbeeg until December 1964. Face Restored Only.

265 Advertising Sign 'Use Tea Rose American Lamp Oil' 12" x 20" white on blue. Good overall condition.

266* Wagon Plate “Clayton Wagons Ltd Abbey Works Lincoln 1927” With ‘Lion’ motif raised in the centre. Attractively face restored only.

267* BR(Sc) flanged Station Sign “Way Out And Ticket Office”. Measures 48” X 18”. Very good overall condition. Ex Falkirk Station.

268* LMS Tin Ambulance Box, the front having ‘L.M.S.’ Also ‘Polmadie Tool Van M.P. Dept’. Unusual for these to have a location.

269* Worksplate Armstrong Whitworth & Co No 1500 dated 1937 Scotswood Works Newcastle-On-Tyne. Ex LMS Black 5 number 45445, a Carlisle and Barrow Loco. Missing a slight piece off bottom right hand corner.

270 Tinplate Advertising Sign, Lyons Maid Ice Cream. Mounted in a wooden frame and measuring 26¼" x 20¼", it depicts 3 children playing together. Classic 1960's shop display.

271* Worksplate, LNER Built 1944 SR, ex Stanier 8F 2-8-0 Locomotive built for the war effort to LNER Order, one of 24 locos 7651 -75. Ex loco back, face cleaned of paint long ago. The rarest of patterns for 8F plates.

272* GWR brass Signal Box Shelf Plate WILLITON. Ex GWR location between Taunton and Minehead, now part of the West Somerset Railway

273* LNWR Permissive Block Instrument nicely plated 'Rhyl No. 1. Extremely good condition throughout albeit ex signalbox.

274* Southern Railway Target, HURSTBOURNE. Ex LSWR station between Andover and Whitchurch. A good-looking target that has been expertly restored, no damage to lettering.

275* Nameplate ASTLEY HALL. Ex GWR Hall Class Locomotive numbered 4903 built Swindon in December 1928 and allocated new to Penzance. Moved to Oxford before nationalisation and remained there right up until the early 1960's. Short spells at Taunton, Reading and Oxley saw the final destination of Worcester from where withdrawal took place in October 1964. A wonderful, early plate with original splasher paint and No 3 stamped in rear along with Swindon and the Lot No., this was before Swindon actually stamped the Hall number. The Vendor was 14 years of age when his Father, a railway employee, acquired the plate and gave it to him as a gift. Note: Astley Hall is near Stourport-on-Severn and was the birthplace of three times Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.

276* Shedplate 65F Grangemouth until May 1973. Ex Loco condition.

277 GWR Drivers Lunch Box plated with Driver’s name “W. Thompson”, also makers plate “J.H.Dobson Ironmongers Grimsby”. Complete with inside flap to the lid of box. Ex Worcester M.P.D.

278 London & North Western Rly Tombstone Boundary post, in very good, ex line side condition.

279 Great Western Railway complete set of parts for a Lower Quadrant Signal, Comprising of: Finial, Arm & Spec Plate, Spindle Bracket, Back Blinder, Lamp & Bracket, Down Rod & Balance weight Assembly. This just needs a Wooden Post to Complete it! Ex Stratford Upon Avon.

280* Totem, BR(NE) BERWICK UPON TWEED F/F. Arguably one of the most evocative of tangerine totems and certainly the most Northerly, this is only the second one known to have survived and was acquired by the vendor in the mid 1960's when the station was being resigned, this example is in excellent condition with full gloss and a couple of expertly repaired face chips it also benefits from being of the dark tangerine variety with black edged letters. The only one to be previously sold was over 9 years ago so don't miss this rare opportunity for a quite stunning NE Totem.

281* LSWR Platform Lamp Case complete with a non-matching interior that has been converted to electric. GWRA recommend testing by a qualified electrician before using in this way.

282* SECR 12" Oak Cased Drop Dial numbered 798 SE with a original BR(S) dial lettered BR(S) John Walker I South Molton St London 798SE. The Southern Railway clock records show that this clock was originally located at London Bridge Station and was later moved to the Chief Accountants office at Brighton. A nice example complete with all stampings brandings and numberplate and in excellent working condition.

283 Swindon Marlborough & Andover Railway ephemera comprising a Commencement Notice July 28th 1875; qty 6 other pieces dated 1873, 1875 and 1878, mounted in a glazed frame.

284 BR(S) Enamel Sign 'Please Show Season Tickets' dark green variety. Tastefully framed, measure 12" x 10". Excellent condition throughout.

285* Railway Convalescent Home China Ware 5" Sugar Bowl in green.

286* LSWR Signal Box Brass Bell Plunger with enamel ring HURSTBOURNE. Together with a small enamel location plate HURSTBOURNE. Both tastefully mounted on a wooden display board.

287* A LSWR small brass electrical inspection lamp stamped nicely in the top L&SWR, an extremely well made piece constructed entirely out of brass and complete except for the bulb and wire. A rare item not seen by us before.

288* Shedplate 70D Basingstoke until September 1963 and then Eastleigh until May 1973. Face only restored.

289* Carriage Print 27½" x 9½" Cheshire Lines Railway, London & North Eastern, & London Midland & Scottish Railway. Through Railway facilities to all parts of the Kingdom, mounted and framed and glazed, an unusual print.

290 GWR 4 aspect Fogman’s Handlamp. Standard pattern with brass G. Polkey plate on the side. Complete with undamaged glasses, reservoir and burner. A very nice example indeed.

291 Capbadge, BR(M) Lion-over-Wheel PORTER in chrome. Excellent condition throughout.

292 Advertising Cards measuring 11½" 8" on thick card, qty 4 comprising:- Lanchester 'Forty' Motor Car circa 1920's. Also Armstrong Siddeley, 1922 version costing £575. Also Daimler from £700 for the 20HP version and Dunlop Tyres 1921. Some staining but very early and has nice images of vehicles etc. Together with a large Pop-up Motoring Book measuring 14" x 10", entitled 'The Modern Motor Car' by Shell. Front and back cover has image of driver with goggles by Maurice Beck. Circa 1920's it is in very good condition but the bottom staple has rusted through causing that part of the cover to detach. Must be viewed to appreciate the colourful cut-outs of the motor car and engine components. Together with a colourful Picture Book measuring 13" x 10", circa 1930's entitled 'The Book Of Motors' by Birn Brothers London. Excellent condition.

293 Tizer Advertising Calendar for 1958 with a colourful artist (Henry Neil) impression of the Falcon Hotel, Stratford-on-Avon. Some marks on the calendar below. Also, qty 4 other images by the same artist, obviously cut from previous calendars. They are Royal Exchange London, Neville Street Newcastle-on-Tyne, City Hall Cardiff and Civic Centre and Hall of Memory B'hm. Each image has a strategically placed Tizer Bedford Lorry, some period cars and buses. Also qty 4 early card images, also from calendars, of painting by C.E. Turner comprising St James Palace London, The City, Westminster Abbey and Windsor. Appear to be late 1920's early 1930's.

294 Posters, a selection of 12 early Royal Society For The Prevention Of Accidents examples, the first 6 examples measure 10" x 15" and all printed by Loxley Brothers Ltd. And believed to be 1940's. 1. Look Out For Pedestrian Crossings. 2. Make Sure You Stop - Before Opening Door - Watch Out For Others. 3. Keep Well To The Left. 4. Cyclists Keep Them Clean - Make Sure You Are Seen. 5. Dip Those Lights - If Dazzled Slow Down. 6. Return Your Indicator After Signalling. All are colour and in extremely good condition. The next 6 examples measure 20" x 15". (1) In The Country Listen & Look Before You Cross The Road. (2) Never Play Near The Road. (3) Cars Go Faster Than You Think - Always Do Your Kerb Drill. (4) Cyclists- Concentrate & Anticipate. (5) Cyclists Overtaking Drill. (6) Wait Until There Is Room - Don't Step Into The Road. Most have some edge loss/repair but a fine selection that we all remember from our schooldays.

295 GWR mahogany cased Block Bell with front Tapper. Tapered, circular bell variety in excellent condition throughout.

296 LMS 3 aspect, slatted glass Guards Handlamp. Embossed 'LMS' on the side and complete with reservoir stamped on rear of reflector slide 'LMS' and unmarked burner.

297 Flamecut Cabside Panel 08008. Ex British Railways 0-6-0 Diesel Shunter, originally numbered D3015. Built Derby January 1963 and allocated to Willesden. Withdrawn November 1983 and cut up at Swindon June 1968.

298 BR(W) (GWR) Wooden Travelling Safe Box marked ‘Taunton – Bristol T.M.’. Good, well used condition.

299* Cabside Numberplate 9755. Ex GWR 0-6-0 Pannier Tank, built Swindon in June 1935 and allocated new to Southall where it remained until the early 1950's whereupon the call of Cornwall saw allocation to St. Blazey. Remaining here for a decade, it trundled back to Paddington to work out its final years. Withdrawal took place in May 1963. Cast iron construction, face only restored.

300* Totem, BR(W) LEAMINGTON SPA GENERAL, H/F. Ex GWR station on the main Birmingham Snow Hill to Paddington line in the heart of Warwickshire. Extremely good condition with just a couple of very small repairs to the face. An incredibly rare and desirable totem, never offered at auction previously.

301 Shedplate 73A Stewarts Lane until June 1962. Face only restored.

302 Southern Railway Enamel Poster Board Heading measuring 26" x 5". Round-end Sunshine Lettering. In extremely good condition with one well repaired chip.

303* British Railways pressed alloy Ground Frame nameplate 'Maiden Newton G.F.' Ex GWR location between Yeovil and Dorchester and one time junction for Bridport. Measures 24" x 2".

304 British Railways Southern Region Enamel Sign 'Please Show Tickets'. Measures 16" x 10". Superb colour and shine.

305 Enamel Advertising Sign, Wills Gold Flake Cigarettes. Double sided, yellow and black in colour measuring 15" x 11". Excellent condition.

306 Enamel Street Signs, qty two, originating from France. Comprises 'Rue De Bootz' and Rue Scarron'. White lettering on cobalt blue.

307 Enamel Advertising Sign, Bieres La Semeuse, fully pictorial with image of woman scattering seeds. Measures 11" x 15¾" with a small flange. Excellent condition.

308 Enamel Advertising Sign, Get Your Players Please Here.. A stunning example of this small, 11" x 7¼" sign. The colour is quite magnificent and the condition is superb.

309 Enamel Advertising Sign, Stubbs Meason & Co Non Acid Fertilisers, Stafford. Shaped like a railway Target but slightly bigger, the central panel is black lettering on yellow, the rest of the sign, red lettering on white background. Extremely good condition apart from slight mottling in the top edging.

310* Alloy Key Token BODMIN GENERAL - BOSCARNE JNC. Ex GWR section between Bodmin and the junction with the LSWR route to Wadebridge. Traces of blue paint.

311 LSWR Sykes Signal Box Block Bell, reputedly ex Clapham Junction Signal Box. Lightly restored.

312* Shedplate 75A Brighton until May 1973. Face restored over original paint.

313* GWR flat border style C/I Doorplate GENTLEMEN. Original chocolate and cream paint, ex station condition.

314 BR 'D' Wagon Plates, qty 6 comprising B485437 13T 1953 Lot No 2415 Derby, B768479 12T 1956 Lot No 2707 Wolverton, B275736 16T 1956 Lot No 2897 Central wagon, B243598 16T 1956 Lot No 2790 Butterley, B948403 42T 1960 Lot No 3240 Ashford, B931860 22T 1953 Lot No 2476 Shildon.

315* BILL STICKING STRICTLY PROHIBITED, ornate, oval C/I Sign. Believed to have originated in Birmingham, this sign measures 16½" x 11" with a very ornate inside border and a protruding boss either end for the fixing screws. Protected with a silver oxide type paint, probably quite original as applied by the Corporation.

316 STICK NO BILLS, rectangular C/I Sign measuring 26½" x 4¾" approximately. Raised border with inside scalloping. Ex Birmingham area, original silver oxide type paint.

317* BR(Sc) FF Doorplate 18" X 3½" STAFF ONLY , white on light blue enamel with good colour and shine some excellent restoration to three small edge chips.

318* Tyers No 6 Single Line Alloy Tablet No 11 "BARNT GREEN SINGLE LINE Jc - REDDITCH NORTH", The first section on the Midland Railway Barnt Green to Ashchurch line, before disposing of the tablets the S&T dept attempted to erase the two station names, though the can still be distinguished, the words North & Single line Junction are untouched.

319 A official set of British Railways rolling stock drawings, presented in Three ring bound volumes, containing the following, No's 1-99 Open wagons, 100-199 Mineral wagons, 200-299 Covered Wagons, 300-349 Tank Wagons, 350-399 Cattle wagons, 400-499 Rail & Timber Wagons, 500-549 Goods Brake Vans, 550-649 Service Vehicles. A rare chance to obtain a complete set, Must be viewed.

320 Carriage Print 26" x 10" Knutsford Cheshire' by Charles Knight and uncommon print, mounted on original safety glass and then mounted in a frame with card mount, would be perfect for an original LMR frame.

321* NER or possibly earlier Oak cased drop dial fusee clock No 4991, this early clock supplied by Potts and Sons of Leeds dates from around 1866 and was possibly originally supplied to the York and North Midland Rly, upon close inspection of the dial a fairly indistinct marking appears below the BR lettering and below this Railway Co can be clearly seen. The fusee movement is of substantial proportions and is in working condition. The LNER clock records show this clock being located at Micklefield Booking office and platform and due to the movement having a slave drive, subsequently removed I doubt if it ever left it's original location.

322* Cast Alluminium Headboard GREAT WESTERN LIMITED GWR 150 1835-1985, this headboard was carried on the special train which ran on Sunday 7th April 1985 from Paddington to Plymouth and return to celebrate the GWR 150, the train was hauled by King George V and Hinton Manor, and after the trains return the Headboard was raffled off, included with this lot are the Vendors Ticket, a brochure on the itinerary and the winning raffle ticket No 560. These all compliment the provenance of this interesting Headboard.

323* Railway Convalescent Home China Ware Cream Jug with green rim and garter. In excellent condition.

324 Shedplate 75E Three Bridges until June 1965. Face only restored. A scarce Shedplate.

325 Luggage Labels mixed LSWR and SR in 4 glazed frames ready to display. All mid Hants area, Meon Valley area and Basingstoke to Salisbury area. Also Bulford Branch, Longparish Branch, Andover to Redbridge. A complete collection apart from a few.

326 Southern Railway Enamel WAY OUT measures 23" x 10" and in very good condition.

327 Railway Passenger Assurance Company Tinplate Sign 'When Booking A Journey Obtain A Railway Passengers Postcard Insuring Against Railway Accident' Measures 9¾" x 12¼". In excellent condition, circa 1910. Very early.

328 London & North Western Railway C/I “Caution Trespass” Notice. Face restored only.

329 Steam Engine Gauge Glass Frame complete with top & bottom brass cocks. Attractively mounted on polished wood plinth.

330* Totem BR (M) COALVILLE TOWN, H/F. Ex Midland Railway station between Leicester and Burton. A rare Leicestershire sign from the former Midland Railway line between Leicester and Ashby-de-la-Zouch closed in 1964, the totem is in very good condition with a few minor chips that could be easily repaired and has a good colour and shine. Last available at auction 14 years ago.

331* GWR mahogany cased Signal Repeater bearing an ivorine plate '37.39'. The indicator mimics a red painted distant signal showing 'On - Off - Wrong'. Totally ex box condition with no damage, just a little flaking of the indicator white background.

332 Class 86 English Electric Engine Plate ex 86220 THE ROUND TABLE. Alloy construction measuring 6" x 4½", totally ex loco.

333 GWR brown Saltglazed Landmine Inkwell. Measuring 4¾" diameter, it is in virtually mint condition.

334 BR Southern Region, 4 aspect Fogmans Handlamp complete with reservoir, burner and intact glasses. Pie-crust top and brass plated '3015' on the reducing cone. Further plating 'SR' on the side above the embossed 'BR'. Nice, unrestored condition.

335 Midland Railway C/I Trespass Sign, Alexis Charles 1899. Standard pattern, face tastefully restored.

336 Shedplate 81B Slough until June 1964. Face only restored. An uncommon Shedplate.

337* London Transport Underground Station Enamel Target Sign CHANCERY LANE. Measures 28" x 22" and is in extremely good condition.

338* South Eastern & Chatham Railway Enamel Platform Sign STATION MASTER. A wonderful little sign measuring 15" x 4". Cobalt blue lettering on white background with blue border. Very old and virtually mint.

339 LMS C/I Bridgeplate, LNWR pattern No 8. Tastefully restored face, rear original.

340 Midland Railway Rotary Type Block Instrument. In very Good condition, except the bakelite knob has been broken and repaired in service.

341* Enamel Sign in GWR colours of white on cobalt blue:- 'This Valve is provided solely for the purpose of affording a means of monitoring the supply when the meter is under repair and it must only be opened by an Official of the Water Department - By Order'. Measures a small 12" x 8" and is in excellent condition. Ex Solihull station.

342* Aluminium Tyers No 9 key token LOUDWATER - WOOBURN GREEN a section on the former GWR line between High Wycombe and Maidenhead closed in 1970, painted green to signify Configuration C, not a common token.

343 BR(S) Wooden Doorplate painted white on dark green 'Chief Clerks Office', ex Eastleigh Works. Measures 18" x 3½".

344* LSWR complete Platform Lamp with Bullhead Rail and Swan Neck. Purchaser to remove from site near Andover within 2 weeks of auction (no leeway on this timescale).

345 CUL-DE-SAC C/I Street Sign of extremely ornate design measuring just 22½" x 5". Totally original condition with black and white paint to front. Originated from the Midlands but doesn't appear to be Birmingham Corporation style. Together with Birmingham Corporation C/I Lamp Standard Cover. A scarce survivor, this cover is curved to fit over the inspection aperture at the front of the old Victorian Lamp Posts used within the City. It bears the early coat of arms depicting the blacksmith and artist either side of the central shield. Measures 12¾" high and 7½" wide. Unrestored.

346* Cabside Numberplate 78, ex Manchester Ship Canal Locomotive built 1927 by Hudswell Clarke, works number 1584, 0-6-0 ST scrapped 1/1962.

347* Worksplate Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No D1189 Railway Foundry 1959 Leeds England. Ex Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0DM Number D4 working at Mode Wheel throughout. Oval engraved brass measuring 12¾" x 8". Accompanied by the C/I Registered By The British Transport Commission Plate No 2883 1959.

348 Shedplate 81F Oxford until October 1974. Face only restored.

349* Badges, qty 2 comprising Docks & Inland Waterways Executive and British Transport Docks. Both are gilt with circular enamel band of white with central band containing lettering on a blue background, 1½" diameter. In excellent condition and comes with a nickel D&IWE Button (22mm).

350* Totem, BR(W) SWAN VILLAGE, F/F. Ex GWR station between Wolverhampton Low Level and Birmingham Snow Hill. Closed in 1972 when the whole line ceased to operate. Excellent condition with one small face chip, good colour and shine.

351 GWR fully titled C/I Short Trespass Sign 'Notice, All Persons Found Trespassing On This Railway Will Be Prosecuted, As The Law Directs'. Face primed long ago.

352* Hornby Dublo 00 Gauge, 3 rail, unboxed locomotive 60016 Silver King in Brunswick Green livery. Excellent external condition and believed to be in running condition.

353 Hornby Dublo 00 Gauge, 3 rail, unboxed locomotives, 3 comprising scarce LNER green 9596 and a pair of BR 69567. All housed in an original Hornby Train Set box with qty 8 Wagons, 3 being the earlier tinplate type including the Guards Van. Condition varies, all locos believed to be in working order. Together with Hornby & Tri-ang Wagons, totaling 23 and a Dock Authority No 3 Diesel Shunter, red livery.

354 Hornby Dublo 3 rail track, a substantial box containing approximately 142 well-assorted pieces including over 50 straights, over 50 curves, level crossing track, 2 cross-overs and 12 points and a turntable. Also, a large box of Hornby & Tri-ang miscellany. A large box containing station buildings and similar accessories including a couple of Airfix kits, Superquick kits etc. Must be sorted to appreciate.

355 Hornby Dublo 00 Gauge Boxed T.P.O. Mail Van Set comprising tinplate coach, piece of 3 rail track, 2 mail bags, catcher etc. Very good condition overall, box extremely sound and good with minimal edge scuffing.

356 Hornby Dublo Boxed 00 Gauge, 3 rail L12 Duchess Of Montrose in matt green together with boxed Tender D12. Boxes somewhat knocked but loco and tender in excellent condition and believed running.

357 Hornby Dublo 00 Gauge L30, 3 Rail BO-BO Locomotive D8000 Boxed. Loco in very good condition indeed and believed working. Box complete but has been taped around the edges.

358 Hornby Dublo Boxed Miscellany & Tri-ang Hornby Boxed Miscellany in one large box. Hornby comprises: SD6 Saxa Salt Wagon; 4655 Mineral Wagon; Sand Wagon, United Glass; D1 Tank Wagon, Mobil; 4646 Low Sided Wagon; D1 Low Sided Wagon with Cable Drums; D1 Loading Gauge; D1 40 Ton Bogie Well Wagon; 5025 Gradient and Mile Posts; Merit Station Accessories in matchbox sized box. Tri-ang Hornby comprises: R402 Operating Royal Mail Coach Set, may not be complete but carriage and mail bags with catcher present; R723 Inter City Brake 1st coach (a pair); R342 Car Transporter; R344 Track Cleaning Car; R405M Colour Light Signal; R145 Modern Signal Box; A couple of CKD Kit Built Coaches; Qty 4 Empty Boxes. Plus a Wrenn W5009 Gunpowder Van and qty 4 Bachmann Wagons:- 33-128 35T Grain Wagon; 33-451 3 Plank Wagon; 33-177 10Ton Salt Wagon; 33-975 1 Plank Wagon.

359 Hornby Dublo Boxed Carriages comprising: 4025 S.R. Suburban Coach NMIB; 4026 S.R. Suburban Coach NMIB; 4054 S.R. Corridor Coach Excellent; 4150 S.R. Electric Driving Trailer Coach NMIB; D14 Suburban Coach BR Brake 2nd NMIB; Maroon un-marked Suburban Coach, good condition, no end flaps on box; R446 GWR 4 Wheel Coach. Additionally, qty 8 Hornby Dublo tinplate Coaches, unboxed.

360* Hornby Dublo 00 Gauge, 3 rail, unboxed locomotive 6231 Duchess of Atholl complete with tender. Well used believed to be in running order.

361* Worksplate Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No D1191 Railway Foundry 1959 Leeds England. Ex Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0DM Number D6. Oval engraved brass measuring 12¾" x 8". Accompanied by the C/I Registered By The British Transport Commission Plate No 2909 1960.

362 Poster BR Western Region “Cutting Time” ‘Services between London Paddington, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury, Chester & Birkenhead 10 Sept 1962. New H.P. Locomotives’. Very Good Rolled Condition.

363 LSWR C/I Gradient Arm 248/348, tastefully restored in green and white.

364* BR(S) 12" Oak cased Fusee Clock. Original dial shows BR(S) John Walker, 1 South Molton Street, London 10960. Excellent working order. Records show this clock was originally supplied by Stockall, Marples in 1949 at a cost of £7-16-6d and was located at Ashford Works Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineers Dept. Deleted from stock on the 6th Dec 1966.

365 Advertising Enamel Sign '1st Sunday Pictorial' Green brown and white with an original GWR Label attached 'Advertising Manager, please return to Paddington by 1st Train. Measures 42" x 15" and is in excellent condition.

366 Advertising Enamel Sign, flanged top, measures 28" x 9" 'Wills Woodbines' Red and black on a yellow background and in excellent condition.

367 Advertising Enamel Sign, flanged top, measures 28" x 9" 'Wills Woodbines', white and black on a green background. Excellent condition.

368 Advertising Enamel Sign, flanged top, measures 28" x 9" 'Wills Capstan', dark blue and white on a yellow background. Excellent condition.

369 Advertising Oval Glass Panel 13¾" long 'Wills Capstan', yellow and black on a blue background. Excellent condition.

370* BR(M) enamel sign 'Beware Of Trains, F/F. Measures the small, 12" x 18" and is in good overall condition with reasonable colour and shine and just a couple of areas of loss near the edges.

371 GWR 3 aspect Guards Handlamp. Standard pattern but unusually stamped on the side 'G. Polkey, Birmingham, GWR' Excellent condition with undamaged glasses and complete with reservoir and burner.

372 Shedplate 60C Helmsdale until September 1964. Face only restored. A very rare Shedplate, only once at auction before.

373 BR later style Alloy Sign SELLY OAK S.F measuring 55¼" x 9¼". Ex trackside condition.

374 Coach Plate “B.R. Derby Lot no 30755 – 1966”, Ex Mark 2 Pullman.

375 South Wales Colliery Notices, qty 3 comprising:- Safety Notice. Measuring 24" x 12"; Contraband Notice. Measuring 17" x 10"; Emergency Notice from Penallta Colliery. Measuring 17" x 10".

376 GWR brass collar Handlamps, a nice pair comprising a 4 aspect Fogging Lamp and a normal 3 aspect Guards Handlamp. The 3 aspect is excellent, stamped with company initials and bearing a Polkey brass plate. The burner is stamped 'BR/WR'. The 4 aspect, also excellent has a soldered plate numbered 1393 and an original GWR stamped burner. Both recovered from Redditch.

377 A box of miscellaneous Railway Silver Plated Items Including: LNER, LMS, BTC Hotels Executive etc.

378* Worksplate LMS Built 1944 G.W.R. Ex Stanier 8F 2-8-0 Locomotive built for the war effort. Ex loco back, face cleaned of paint long ago.

379 GWR C/I Ornate Lamp Post Top with Boss Ladder Bars. This top was recovered when Snow Hill Station was demolished.

380* Totem, BR(W) CORWEN, F/F. Ex GWR station between Llangollen and Bala Junction. Excellent condition with good colour and shine and no noticeable damage. A rare totem only once at auction previously.

381 GWR, unusual C/I Plate marked “3/4 Ton Of Steel Punchings Or Heavy Scrap To Be Placed In This Box”. Unrestored, back marked ‘Ex Swindon Works’.

382 Bournes History & Description of the Great Western Railway. Published by David Bogue, Fleet Street MDCCCXLVI. Large format, red hardback. Some slight foxing to some pages but sound throughout.

383 Great Eastern Railway blue and white enamel Poster Board Heading in two pieces, 'Great' and 'Eastern Railway'. Together with an enamel BR Home Signal Blade.

384* Shedplate 82F Weymouth until February 1958 and then Bath Green Park until March 1966. Face only restored. A most desirable S&D Shedplate.

385* GWR Steel Tyers Key Token brass plated KENNINGTON - MORRIS COWLEY. Original, ex signalbox condition.

386 Wagon Plate, C/I construction “Bangladesh Railway 1979 W.H.Davis Standard”. Very good, unrestored condition.

387* Worksplate Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No D1191 Railway Foundry 1959 Leeds England. Ex Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0DM Number D6. Oval engraved brass measuring 12¾" x 8". Accompanied by the C/I Registered By The British Transport Commission Plate No 2909 1960.

388 Railway Passenger Assurance Company Tinplate Signs comprising 1 Insurance Tickets 7½" x 9½"; You Can Insure Your Luggage Here, 6.½" x 5"; Be Sure To Insure Your Luggage When Away From Home, 9" x 7½". Together with an original 1916 Calendar, sympathetically mounted in a period glazed frame.

389 BR(M) Steel cased Quartz Clock 9" diameter with domed glass and dial. Smiths astral on dial complete with original BR(M) oval brass plate number 24335.

390 Railway Convalescent Home China Ware qty 3 pieces comprising 10" Plate, 10" Soup Bowl and a 9" Soup Bowl. All in green.

391* BR LMR Telephone circuit card in original frame, From BLETCHLEY TO BANBURY (GENERAL) lists all those long closed stations of Verney Junction, Padbury, Buckingham, Fulwell, Brackley, Farthinghoe, Banbury (Merton St) and Banbury (General) Dated August 1958.

392* Alloy Key Token THINGLEY JCN - BRADFORD JCN. Ex GWR section through Melksham. Traces of original red paint complete with original end.

393* BR Traffolite Signal Box Instrument/Shelf Plate LLANGOLLEN GOODS JCT. Approximately 4" x 1½", in excellent condition. Ex GWR location between Ruabon and Corwen.

394* BR(M) FF Doorplate 18" X 3½" TICKETS , white on maroon enamel with good colour and shine and in excellent condition.

395 LMS Lamp Tablet 10¾" x 3½" TORVER, red background with opaque lettering on glass , a rare item from the former Furness Rly station on the line from Foxfield to Coniston closed on the 30th April 1963.

396* Shedplate 89B Brecon until November 1959 and then Croes Newydd until September 1963. Face only restored.

397 London & North Eastern Railway brass Cash Bag Plate engraved 'L.N.E.R. DUNDEE (TAY BRIDGE) PASSR'. Ex NBR station between Wormit and West Ferry.

398 British Railways Western Region Gauge Glass Lamp embossed 'BR(W)’ on curved top. One side has a blue glass, the other red. The front glass is clear of course. Together with an unidentified, square lamp with clear glass to the front and red glass to one side. No markings at all and may not be railway but comes complete with a small reservoir having an integral burner.

399 GWR C/I Trespass Sign. This is the 9 line text version and is in original condition with, unusually, a green background. Possibly utilised on one of the joint SR/GWR lines.

400 North British Railway brass Cash Bag Plates, qty 2 comprising: - engraved 'N.B.R. SCOTLAND St Stn'. Ex NBR branch line station between Piershill and Granton East. Scotland Street station has an interesting history. Originally the Edinburgh, Leith & Newhaven Railway, later the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway, was the original southern terminus of the line within Edinburgh. The line was later extended southwards to Canal Street (by today's Waverley station). Trains were hauled along the tunnel to Canal Street by cable. It closed on the 6th November 1967. Secondly, engraved 'N.B.R. PENICUICK STATION’. The station, which closed on the 10th September 1951, was situated at the end of the branch from Hawthornden & Rosewell south of Edinburgh.

401* Southern Railway Target HAYDONS ROAD. Ex LSWR station between Wimbledon and Tooting. A very scarce Target, a little rough but 1st time at auction.

402 BR(WR) C/I Home Signal Finial, round base, embossed on tapering top with company initials. Totally ex lineside.

403* GWR stamped Wooden Telephone Circuit Frame, glazed, containing a BR W.R. Circuit card dated April 1966 for Gloucester to Abbotts Wood. Signal Boxes listed include Lansdown Junction, Stn Box, Alston Sidings, High Street Box, Cleeve Box, Ashchurch Box, Bredon Box, Eckington Box, Pirton Sidings Box and Abbots Wood Junc Box. Ex Box condition.

404 Caledonian Railway, Caledonian Steam Packet Co collection of 3 pieces of chinaware consisting of one coffee cup, one saucer and one side plate, all in excellent condition.

405* Aluminium Tyers No 9 key token PRINCESS RISBORO NORTH - THAME a section on the former GWR line closed in 1963, with a bronze end as fitted by the S&T Dept.

406* Carriage Print 20" x 10" In Conjunction with United Automobile Services Rail & Road Tours To Wensleydale from Darlington - Middlesborough - Redcar - Saltburn - Thornaby. Framed and glazed.

407 Posters, Blue Taxi Cabs Cheltenham. Qty 3 different Timetable Type Posters dating from 1912 and 1913. Promoting Popular Char-A-Banc Tours, the first dated June 9th - June 12th 1912 advertises trips to Weston Birt House, Birdlip & Cranham Woods, Ledbury & Ros-On-Wye, Chedworth Woods via Withington and Stroud for Agricultural Show. The third, with images of the Torpedo Char-A-Banc and a similar, open version includes trips to Fosse Bridge, Broadway & Evesham, Bredon & Tewkesbury, Berkeley Castle, Malvern and Cirencester. Some loss to all, the 3rd being the best. The printers, Shenton Cheltenham telephone number listed as '999'.

408* Shedplate 41C Sheffield Millhouses until December 1961 and then Wath until May 1973. Traces of yellow paint on the face indicating the latter depot.

409* Railway Convalescent Home China Ware comprising a Milk Jug in green, 3¾" tall and a Gravy Boat in maroon. Both in excellent condition.

410* Worksplate Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No D1190 Railway Foundry 1959 Leeds England. Ex Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0DM Number D5. Oval engraved brass measuring 12¾" x 8". Accompanied by the C/I Registered By The British Transport Commission Plate No 2892 1959.

411 A pair of Southern Region Carriage Boards 31" x 5" both painted yellow and made from aluminium with reflective lettering and rubber ends, WATERLOO-BOURNEMOUTH X 2, believed to originate from the 4REP/TC units which entered service on the South Western mainline in 1967.

412* Alloy Key Token ‘Chester no 6 – Green Lane’. Good, ex service condition.

413 Telephone advertising sign, blue and white enamel “Public Telephone” Good Condition.

414* BR(E) flanged Station Sign “Enquiries”, measures 36” X 12” in very good condition. Ex Ipswich Station.

415 GWR/BR(W) Shunt Limit Lamp complete with its pedestal pole.

416 BR Modern image, 1960s black & white Station Sign “Port Talbot”.

417 LNWR C/I Lever Description Plate “L & N-W Up Main”.

418 Telegraph Insulators, a box containing 9 comprising: a scarce Fuller & Laydon Corrugated example (plus a second one that is cracked); a couple marked LNWR; an LNER; an LMS; a GWR; an unmarked variety. Together with a wooden board with cast letters 'Ft 350'.

419 Laminated line side ground frame layout diagram “Shap Summit Emergency Frame”. A nice item from this famous location.

420* Totem, BR(S) FF Dark Green EAST DULWICH in good condition with good colour and shine and a couple of expertly matched small chip repairs, a former LBSCR station on the line between Peckham Rye and Tulse Hill, an uncommon totem.

421* Worksplate Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No D1251 Railway Foundry 1959 Leeds England. Ex Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0DM Number D7. Oval cast brass measuring 12¾" x 8¼".

422* Enamel Advertising Sign, 'Spillers Dog & Puppy Foods'. Double sided with wall fixing flange. Deep maroon colour with black lined, off white lettering. Measures 16" x 14" and has the Makers name along the bottom 'Cooper Bond (Midland) Ltd Birmingham. A rare sign from this company who were only in business from 1884 until 1914. Very good condition overall with only minor loss.

423 Locomotive Smokebox C/I “SC” Self Cleaning Plate. Face restored only.

424 London Transport early Advertising Prints, qty 3 different all advertising Austin Reed of Regent Street. Each measures 23½" x 11" and are coloured. The best shows a snaking train heading toward Piccadilly Circus Station. Rare survivors indeed.

425 Enamel Advertising Sign, Do Not Start Fire, Economic Forestry Group. Depicts animals fleeing the flaming trees. Measures 24" x 16", good overall condition.

426 Poster, D/R colour Air Ministry 1953 'Carelessness Costs Lives'. Image of crashed aircraft in civilian populated area with p