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GWRA Auction of Railwayana 12th May 2007 Catalogue with Results
| 1 |
LMS C/I Bridgeplate,
LNWR pattern No 1. Tastefully restored face, rear original. |
£40 |
| 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". |
£20 |
| 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. |
£55 |
| 4 |
Alloy Single Line Tablet
Ballymena to Antrim No 29. Ex Northern Counties Committee Railway
(Midland) section running northwards from Lough Neagh. |
£60 |
| 5 |
BR(W) Enamel Sign BEWARE
OF TRAINS, F/F. Measures 24½" x 20". Some face damage and
is flat with weather mottling. |
£20 |
| 6 |
North Eastern Railway
3 aspect Handlamp, brass plated with NER tag. Complete with original
NER reservoir and brass burner. Immaculate condition. |
£50 |
| 7 |
LNER mahogany cased Signal
Box Block Bell. Superb patina on wood, small 'cow' type bell. Lovely
condition. |
£65 |
| 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. |
£20 |
| 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. |
£30 |
| 10 |
BR(M) brass Shunters
Horn with original lanyard cord in excelent condition. Together with
an interestingly displayed row of 5 Pay Cheques, all LMS Watford,
some variation, mounted on a leather styrap. Also a BR Bardic Handlamp,
no battery. |
£32 |
| 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. |
£55 |
| 12 |
Shedplate 16D, Mansfield
until October 1955 and then Annesley until January 1966. Clean, ex
loco condition. |
£55 |
| 13 |
GWR C/I Home Signal Finial
with square, cut-away base. Totally ex lineside. |
£45 |
| 14 |
Worksplate Built Horwich
1951. Ex Ivatt 2-6-0 43132, an Eastfield locomotive initially, later
Kipps and then Greenock . Ex loco condition. |
£160 |
| 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) |
£95 |
| 16 |
Midland Railway C/I Trespass
Notice, standard pattern with Alexis Charles, Secretary, dated June
1899. Silver oxide undercoat ready for painting. |
£35 |
| 17 |
A pair of Southern Region
Carraige Boards 31" x 5" both painted yellow and made from
wood with reflective lettering and metal ends, WATERLOO-WEYMOUTH and
WATERLOO-BOURNEMOUTH, believed to origine from the 4REP/TC units which
entered service on the South Western mainline in 1967. |
£22 |
| 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. |
£40 |
| 19 |
Carriage Print Sandsend,
near Whitby from an original painting by Jack Merriot, LNER series.
In original frame but with new mount. |
£30 |
| 20 |
LMS Cars Fluted ¾ pint
Glass. Excellent condition, early, thick glass with the LMS Cars motif
nicely engraved on the side. |
£10 |
| 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. |
£150 |
| 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. |
£50 |
| 23 |
Modern Image Station
Sign BARNSTAPLE. Measure 38½" x 12" and is in ex station
condition. |
£25 |
| 24 |
Shedplate 84G, Shrewsbury
until January 1961 and then Kidderminster until September 1963. Face
only restored. An uncommon Shedplate. |
£150 |
| 25 |
GWR 3 aspect Guards Handlamp
complete with reservoir and BR/WR burner. Excellent, restored condition. |
£55 |
| 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 siyu 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. |
£310 |
| 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. |
£45 |
| 28 |
GWR untitled C/I 40/-
Gate Notice. Face restored. |
£35 |
| 29 |
BR(S) Enamel Doorplate
PRIVATE, F/F dark green measuring 18" x 3.5". In good condition
with one small, expert repair. |
£40 |
| 30 |
Totem, BR(S) RAMSGATE,
F/F. Ex SECR station between Canterbury West and Margate. |
£270 |
| 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. |
£95 |
| 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. |
£20 |
| 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 London & North
Eastern Railway brass Cash Bag Plate engraved 'GLENFARG'. Ex NBR station
between Kinross Junction and Perth. Closed 15th June 1964.Together
with a British Railways brass Cash Bag Plate stamped 'BR CRAWFORD'.
Ex Caledonian Railway station between Lockerbie and Carstairs, closed
4th January 1965. |
£360 |
| 34 |
Caledonian Railway C/I
Signal Finial in good, ex lineside condition. |
£75 |
| 35 |
Carriage Print Wivenhoe
Essex from an original painting by Jack Merriot, LNER series. In an original glazed frame. |
£75 |
| 36 |
Shedplate 75F Tunbridge
Wells West until September 1963. Ex Loco condition. A scarce Shedplate. |
£1,250 |
| 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. |
£60 |
| 39 |
Great Western Railway
green Antimacassar. Fine Irish Linen, in excellent condition. |
£70 |
| 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. |
£300 |
| 41 |
Edmondson Ticket Dater
plated “Edmondson Knowsley St. Cheetham Manchester”. Very good, ex
service condition. |
£30 |
| 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. |
£50 |
| 44 |
BR(E) flanged Station
sign “Platform 2”, size 24” X 18”, some chips touched in. Very good
colour, Ex Ipswich Station |
£160 |
| 45 |
Sentinel Sword Emblem
from one of the Manchester Ship Canal Locomotives that was at the
Mode Wheel Works in Manchester. Measures 36" in length and is
tastefully mounted on a wooden, shield shaped board. |
£260 |
| 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. |
£75 |
| 47 |
Wagon Plate “Stableford
And Co. Builders Coalville 1927”. Ornate ‘S’ shape, good, unrestored
condition. |
£40 |
| 48 |
Shedplate 1F Rugby from
1963 until 1968. Ex Loco condition, quite scarce. |
£90 |
| 49 |
Southern Railway signalbox
enamel description plate 2¼" x 1¼" ARUNDEL JC BRANCH , black on white enamel
virtually mint. |
£55 |
| 50 |
Lynton & Barnstaple
Railway Brass and Steel Tyers No 7A Tablet Barnstaple to Pilton Bridge
No 5 |
£2,500 |
| 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". |
£120 |
| 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. |
£75 |
| 53 |
GWR Glass Lamp Tablet
WHITCHURCH. Ex Didcot Newbury & Southampton Railway station between
Newbury and Winchester. Excellent condition, mounted in a modern frame. |
£95 |
| 54 |
Railway Convalescent
Home China Ware comprising qty 4 Egg Cups, 2 maroon, 2 green, one
has slight chip to rim. |
£30 |
| 55 |
GWR/MR Severn and Wye Signal Box wall mounted lamp,
Ex Lydney Town Station Signalbox. Complete with cast iron cradle &
bracket, original brass resevoir, chimney and glass shade. The most
complete one of these we have seen. |
£620 |
| 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" Ita lso 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. |
£50 |
| 57 |
Midland Railway STICK
NO BILLS, rectangular C/I Sign measuring 32" x 7" with raised
border scalloped corners. Original silver oxide type paint. Ex Birmingham
Corporation, extremely prominent. |
£60 |
| 58 |
BR(M) FF Doorplate 18"
X 3½" LADIES , white on maroon enamel with good colour and shine
some excellent restoration around the screwholes. |
|
| 59 |
Shedplate 5E, Alsager
until June 1962 and then Nuneaton until June 1966. C/I construction,
restored. |
£100 |
| 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. |
£2,000 |
| 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. |
£580 |
| 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. |
£350 |