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Listed Building record MDR23851 - Signal Box, Butterley Station, Ripley

Type and Period (1)

  • (Edwardian to 21st Century - 1906 AD? to 2050 AD)

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Signal box, Butterley Station, Ripley, originally dating to 1906, moved to this location c1985. From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 45 SW, 4/77 RIPLEY, DERBY ROAD, Butterley (east side), Signal box 30 metres North East of Cumberland House at the Midland Railway Trust Station GV II Signal box. 1906, re-erected c1985. Timber with Welsh slate roof. Single bay, two storeys, rectangular in plan. Weatherboarded sides to ground floor. 4-pane window below flight of timber steps to left return. Jettied second stage with three large 12-pane side-sliding sashes across full width of front. Overhanging eaves to hipped roof with ridge finials. Left return has half-glazed door flanked by 4-pane windows, two to right and one to left. Interior has all the original workings. Formerly situated at Ais Gill, the highest signal box in the country. A classic Midland Railway box. Listing NGR: SK4037851962.' (1)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1335401?section=official-list-entry.

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Location

Grid reference SK 40378 51962 (point)
Civil Parish RIPLEY, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE

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Jun 20 2024 4:19PM

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