1

LSWR C/I ½ Mile Distance Marker. Oval in shape, face restored long ago, rear ex trackside.

£24

2

GWR 4 Aspect, Brass Collared Fogmans Handlamp. A very nice example with the numberplate '823' above the GWR stamping. Complete with all glasses and correct reservoir carrying a GWR burner.

£70

3

Colour Slides, mainly steam, in 5 boxes and all indexed. A wonderful selection which must be viewed to appreciate.

£55

4

GWR Train Registers, qty 3 comprising Aug 4th 1918 to October 18th 1918, later Nov 19th 1921 to Feb 23rd 1922, both Leamington Spa South Box. Shows unbelievable, WW1 Troop and Ambulance train movements along with all the other wartime traffic. The third register is blank.

£20

5

Shedplate 16J, Rowsley from 1963 until 1967. Restored.

£100

6

LNWR Brass Toilet Roll Holder in almost pristine condition and complete. Mounted on a small piece of wood and with a couple of screws ready to mount in your smallest room.

£55

7

BR(W) Enamel Sign SPECIAL NOTICES. Measures 27" x 4" and is in excellent condition with good colour and shine. An uncommon sign.

£45

8

BR(W) GWR pattern Locomotive Lamp complete with reservoir and burner. Together with a further example minus bulls eye lens, reservoir and burner

£90

9

GWR pre grouping Pocket Watch with company initials on rear and the number 0.2261. Swiss made by Record, second hand in lower part of dial. In working order and appears to be a good time keeper.

£80

10

Selection of Badges comprising rare Southern Railway embroidered, Motive Power Foreman (not amongst the plethora of these in Froggatt): Motorman, brass script: Southern Ireland CIE Enamel. Together with a small enamel plate 'Evesham', origin unknown.

£0

11

GWR double sided sign, wooden with C/I letters GENTLEMEN. One side in original paint work, the other restored. Measures 38½" x 10, retains original beading and top mounting eyelets.

£40

12

Enamel Doorplate COAL, mounted on wooden board. This one has us completely stumped but believed railway and quite possibly from the Bishops Castle Railway or Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway. White lettering on very deep blue, it has the edge and bolt holes repainted but the rest is excellent.

£40

13

Roadsign LEVEL CROSSING by Brookside Eng Co. Early , heavy alloy construction measuring 21" x 12" showing the gate image in the top portion. Ex roadside condition.

£0

14

GWR Hotels Silver Plate Condiment receptacle by Mappin & Webb. A quite delightful item to accommodate a 1¾" diameter, glass salt or pepper pot. Fluted toward the base and standing 1¾" high, it has a deeply engraved GWR Roundel Logo beneath.

£22

15

BR(NE) Enamel Station Sign TICKETS. F/F black edged lettering measuring 48" x 12" and in very good condition.

£0

16

Bombay Baroda & Central India Railway Coat of Arms. Tastefully mounted on mahogany background.

£48

17

BR(W) Station Direction Sign STATIONS with right facing arrow. Fully flanged measuring 21" x 10½" ex Tewkesbury Road Cheltenham which pointed to all three Cheltenham main line stations. Probably unique and a rare opportunity to add to those direction arrows.

£0

18

Shedplate 82A Bristol Bath Road, oval alloy. A lovely plate with ex loco back and very clear bolt marks on the front. Unfortunately painted in a non uniform colour but this could be easily rectified.

£55

19

Cornwall Mineral Railway Letterpress Poster "TOLLS Authorised to be taken by the Acts of Parliament". Dated with the code indicating 1874, and measuring 18" x 12". Lists 3 separate sections, the first refers to the 1873 Act, the second the Newquay Railway and the East Wheal Rose Branch under Treffry's Estate Act 2857 and the third the Newquay & Cornwall Junction Railway Act 1864 and 1868. Absolutely original, although in a later frame bearing a 1968 date. A very rare and historic item indeed.

£60

20

Totem BR(W) REDLAND, F/F. Ex Clifton Extension Railway (GWR & Midland Joint) between Montpelier and Clifton Down. Believed to have had only 4 totems on the station, this is easily the rarest of all Bristol area totems (although a Temple Meads totem, not the roundel, has yet to surface) Never at major auction before, it has deep colour and shine, a couple of chips not affecting the letters.

£1,000

21

Assorted Paperwork, a bundle comprising predominantly pre-grouping letters, bills, accident notes etc. Companies noted, North Staffs, MSJ&AR, Midland Railway, Great Western, LSWR, LNWR. Worth sorting.

£20

22

Early Thompson Bakelite Power Supply Indicator mounted on a brass box with integral, bakelite light type switch. Rear sticker indicates that it originated from Cambridge. Excellent condition retaining the Thompson manufacturers plate on the front.

£50

23

GWR fully titled C/I Trespass Notice, 13 line pattern mentions 'trespassing on the railways or stations', unrestored and pretty much bereft of all paint.

£62

24

GWR C/I Signal Box Name Board DURSTON JUNCTION SIGNAL BOX. Measures 110" in length. A splendid name from just East of Taunton.

£400

25

LSWR 14" mahogany cased Fusee Dial Clock No 5218 SW. A substantial clock with good quality English fusee movement manufactured and supplied to the LSWR in May 1887 at a cost of £7-7-0, by John Walker. The unrestored dial has been repainted in the post grouping style. In excellent working order. Southern Railway records show that this clock was located at Aldershot Inspectors Office.

£1,250

26

LMSR whole Edmondson Tickets, qty 10 comprising: Bitton to Yate, Oldland Common to Yate, Bengeworth to Beckford, Cheltenham to Alcester via Ashchurch, Stonehouse to Bristol, Ashton-U-Hill to Cheltenham, Defford to Clifton Down and x3 Ryeford miscellany.

£28

27

Southern & Great Western whole Edmondsons, qty 10 comprising: Melcombe Regis to Easton, Easton to Bournemouth, Wyke Regis Halt to Melcombe Regis, Portland to Melcombe Regis, Rodwell to Sandsfoot Castle Halt etc. Note 2 tickets are GWR from Portland.

£0

28

Vale of Towy Joint Committee whole Edmondson Tickets, qty 7 comprising Llangadock to Pontardulais, to Llandovery, Llanwrda to Llangadock (2), to Llandilo and Llandilo to Llanwrda, to Talley Road.

£0

29

LMS Double Sided Wooden Indicator Board with the following destinations both sides:- HEBDEN BRIDGE, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HALIFAX, BRADFORD (EX). Measures 55½" x 5½" in the familiar blood and custard colour. Ex L&Y route, probably from Bury. Ex station condition.

£170

30

London & North Western Railway fully titled 'Beware Of The Trains Look Up and Down The Line Before You Cross'. Restored long ago.

£70

31

Great Eastern Railway and Glasgow & South Western Railway WW1 Railway Service Badges. A pair, one from each company. Enameled brass, made by Wylie, London and each having their own distinct number on the rear. Both in excellent condition.

£34

32

GWR Jigsaw 'Warwick Castle'. Made up on card to show completeness, comes with original, black top box.

£25

33

Bridge Makers Plate Charlestown Foundry & Iron Works Co., Limited, Cornwall 1897. A wonderful, C/I oval plate measuring 24¾" x 10¾". Totally unrestored with traces of black and Southern green paint. Believed ex Withered Arm somewhere.

£140

34

LMS Clyde Coast Brochure dated 1927. Double sided but framed to show the colourful map of 'Our Holiday Playground'.

£10

35

GWR C/I Signal Box Name Board MOAT LANE JUNCTION EAST SIGNAL BOX. Ex Cambrian Railways location between Newtown and Machynlleth. Unrestored and measuring 80" in length, so will fit most cars. They don't come better than this one.

£3,000

36

LMS 3 aspect Guards Handlamp. A lovely example, suitably embossed on the side and carrying the original numberplate stamped 6019. Slatted glass variety with all glasses, including clear, intact. Later BR reservoir fitted together with an unmarked burner.

£30

37

Shedplate 10D, Plodder Lane from 1948 until Sept 1954, Sutton Oak until Apr 1958 and Lostock Hall until May 1972. Face restored.

£110

38

GWR small Silverplate Sugar Bowls, qty 2, one having the Roundel logo, the other having the Twin Shield Crest. Together with a GWR Sundae Dish bearing the Roundel Logo and a Pullman Milk Jug with Block Script.

£85

39

Midland Railway C/I Trespass Sign with secretary Alexis Charles June 1899 at the bottom. Original, rusty condition.

£62

40

Totem BR(M) NOTTINGHAM MIDLAND, F/F. Ex Midland Railway station in the heart of the East Midlands.

£1,000

41

BR(M) Double Sided Enamel Sign PERTH one side, blank other. Maroon lettering on white measuring 24" x 9" complete with hanging 'eyes'. Believed ex Liverpool station sorting area.

£60

42

Circular Luggage Labels, a very desirable trio comprising LNER Kings Cross, British Railways Newcastle Central - The Northumbriam, British Railways Darlington - The North Briton.

£20

43

GWR, Royal Hotel Paddington, Entrance Hall Door Handles. A set of four brass pulls, each measuring 30" in length, having a 16½" octagonal straight and a tapered, offset ends for attachment to the door. These were recovered from the Paddington Royal Hotel when it was refurbished some years ago. Sadly not stamped with company markings so we can only take the Vendors word.

£44

44

Carriage Print River Tweed and Neidpath Castle, Peebles by Jack Merriott, from the Scottish Series. In an original frame with original safety glass.

£55

45

GWR Wood Cased, 2 position Signal Box Block Instrument. Ex Withington Signal Box just East of Hereford on the Worcester line. Came ex signal box with the next two lots

£140

46

GWR Mahogany Cased Block Bell with integral Church Bell. Ex Withington Signal Box just East of Hereford on the Worcester line. See previous and next lots.

£75

47

GWR Ivorine Shelf Plate STOKE EDITH. Ex Withington Signal Box just East of Hereford on the Worcester line. See previous 2 lots.

£38

48

BR(S) Enamel Sign 'Please Show Season Tickets'. Dark green variety measuring 12" x 10" and in virtually mint condition.

£250

49

Shedplate 40E, Langwith Junction from 1948 until July 1958 then Colwick Jan 1966. A nice plate in just about as ex loco as they come.

£0

50

Smokebox Numberplate 6934 Ex GWR 4-6-0 'Hall ' Class Locomotive BEACHAMWELL HALL. Built December 1941. First shed allocation Newton Abbot. Named March 1948. August 1950 shed allocation Newton Abbot. Fitted with 3 row superheater. March 1959 shed allocation Wolverhampton Oxley. May 1965 and last shed allocation Banbury. Withdrawn October 1965. Scrapped at Cashmore's, Great Bridge. Absolutely ex loco condition, they certainly don't come better than this.

£900

51

GWR Enamel Sign, white lettering on deep blue background re driving traction engines and motor lorries over this cart weighbridge. Felix J C Pole, General Manager (1921 - 1929). Un-restored, small chips. 10"x14"

£100

52

GWR Carriage Destination Board (from GWR B set): CHASEWATER - NEWQUAY. Cream lettering on red, un-restored. 32x3¼

£230

53

BR(S) Enamel Doorplate PRIVATE, F/F. Measures 18" x 3½" white lettering on dark green. Has one repaired chip, the rest being good colour and shine.

£45

54

Great Indian Peninsular Railway 1849 Coat of Arms. Tastefully mounted on a mahogany backboard.

£75

55

Framed & Glazed, early, original print of Waterloo Station showing departure of troops to the Boer War. Measures 37" x 28" and is in excellent condition. Undated but must be circa 1840/50.

£45

56

Midland Railway whole Edmondson Tickets, qty 7 plus an LTSR Upton Park to Plaistow. The MR tickets comprise:- Gloucester to Barnstaple (G.W.) via Bristol, Burton-on-Trent to Gloucester (Mid), Birmingham to Wilnecote, Sheffield to Cudworth, Bristol Temple Meads to Grimsby Docks(GC) via Lincoln and Birmingham to Brighton Road (closed 1941).

£0

57

LB&SCR whole Edmondson Tickets, qty 10 comprising:- Epsom Town to Wallington, London Bridge to Forest Hill, Norbury to Balham, Bexhill to Clapham Junction, West Croydon to Selhurst (x2), Streatham Common to Balham, Heathfield to Groombridge, Mitcham Junction to Wimbledon and Sutton to Carshalton.

£0

58

GWR Edmondson Platform Tickets, qty 10 comprising:- Rare Pass From Platform One Liskeard, Pink Chepstow, Torre, Torquay, Paignton, Truro, Windsor & Eton, Mountain Ash (Oxford St.), Bourne End and Evesham.

£0

59

LSWR whole Edmondson Tickets, qty 8 comprising:- Shawford to Eastleigh, Fratton to Petersfield, Petersfield to Farncombe (1898), Sunningdale to Staines, Richmond New to Turnham Green, Clapham Junction to Kensington, Raynes Park to Twickenham and Hampton Court to Raynes Park.

£35

60

Totem BR(E) PLAISTOW, H/F. Ex London Tilbury & Southend station between West Ham and Upton Park. Good overall condition with good colour and shine.

£660

61

Southern Railway, or maybe earlier LSWR Enamel Signs, a pair, 'Drinking Water' and 'Not Drinking Water'

£32

62

BR(E) C/I Doncaster Coach Plate.

£26

63

GNR double pie-crust, 3 aspect Handlamp brass plated Great Northern Railway Company Stanningley GDS No7.Complete with fore and aft reservoir and burner.

£210

64

BR(M) Enamel Station Platform Sign ‘Tickets and Waiting Room’. Measures 36" x 18", excellent cdondition with deep colour and shine.

£75

65

LNER Finger Board "Thornton and East of Fife". Measures 30" x 5", black on white and totally original with metal mounting brackets.

£100

66

Alloy Roadsign "Crossing No Gates", with Engine.

£70

67

Caledonian Railway, full set of C/I Mile Post Markers, ¼, ½, ¾. Two face restored, one unrestored.

£75

68

Shedplate 81F, Oxford until closure in 1974. Cast Iron oval, face only restored.

£140

69

British Railways Handlamps, an unrestored pair comprising a 4 aspect Fogman and a normal 3 aspect. Both in excellent and complete condition. Together with an unrestored, 3 aspect London Transport Lamp minus its reservoir and burner

£55

70

Midland Railway Visitors Souvenir of the Worlds fair Chicago 1893. This wonderful, 50 page booklet is in virtually pristine condition and has the fold -out map securely tucked into the bach inside cover. As well as the colour, Midland Railway coat of arms on the cover, there is a representation of the English and American Flags side by side. Printed by Bemrose & Sons, Derby

£0

71

Southern Railway Enamel Notice Warning of the Dangers of Fixing Wagon Doors for the support of Coal Weighing Machines. Measures 17¾" x 11¾", black lettering on white and dated Waterloo Station 1925. Very good overall condition.

£0

72

Hull & Barnsley Railway Enamel WW1 Railway Service Badge. Bears the makers name on the back, J.A.Wylie & Co., London and the number 1490. Extremely good, overall condition.

£55

73

Great Western Splendour by David Weston, framed and glazed print. Measures 29" x 24" and is in excellent condition and ready to grace the collection room.

£28

74

Ian Allan ABC Combine plus other ABC booklets and Observer Books totaling 41 in all to include Titans of The Track, Locomotive Engineers, Trains Albums, Best Photographs etc. Don't miss sorting through these.

£55

75

GWR Brass Drum Clock by KAYS LIMITED PARIS No 2609. This is a very early type with matching numbers engraved. In fully restored, working order. A rare clock indeed.

£200

76

BR(NE) Enamel Doorplate ENQUIRIES. Measures 18" x 3½" and has some restoration to top right hand corner, nevertheless, a rare tangerine doorplate.

£150

77

BR Wooden Carriage Destination Board NEWPORT - BARRY ISLAND. Measures approximately 32" x 3¼", cream lettering on maroon background, with reinforced ends.

£200

78

British Transport Commission alloy 40/- Trespass Sign. Measures 15" x 12" and is totally ex lineside.

£10

79

LSWR C/I Signal Finial embossed on the base with company initials and E.C.& J Keay Ltd.. Tastefully restored.

£70

80

Totem BR(S) WINNERSH HALT, F/F light green, white flange. Ex LSWR station between Reading and Wokingham. Absolutely near mint condition and exceedingly rare. By all accounts, only 4 were fitted to this station and needless to say, this has never been offered publicly or privately before.

£1,500

81

GWR Souvenir Letter Card produced in 1927 to mark the introduction of the King Class Locomotive. Opens to show a full, side-one image of 6000 King George V accompanied by descriptive text. The back shows the comparison between 6000 and 'North Star' together with a line drawing of 6000 showing dimensions. Good unused condition.

£10

82

GER Leather Token Holder Pouch with leather covered steel hoop. Leather on pouch flap inscribed Tyer & Co., Dalston, London Original item, still with an old card stuffed inside which reads 'To Linesmans Shop Wickford from Fambridge 14-3-84. Considered original because this is the same source as the Steel and Brass Key Token also in this auction.

£20

83

McKenzie & Holland, Railway Signal Engineers, Worcester 19th century, solid copper Signal Lamp. A truly magnificent lamp of significant proportions measuring approximately 21" tall and almost 12" at its widest. The front, bullseye lens is a full 7" across. Large pie-crust top sits on the 3" chimney which itself sits on the lift-up top. Affixed to the slope of the top is the 2½" x 1½" oval makers plate. No interior but what a wonderful item to grace any collection, just picture this polished up and adorning the inglenook fireplace!

£170

84

LNER Split Cased, Mahogany Block Bell with integral Tapper. A fine example with large style, circular bell, complete with side nuts and brass securing feet.

£0

85

Cabside Numberplate 9426, ex GWR/BR Hawksworth design 0-6-0 Pannier Tank built Swindon 1949 and first allocated to Banbury. In Jan 1957 it moved to Cardiff and spent the rest of its days shuffling between East Dock and Barry. Withdrawn May 1965 and finally scrapped at Birds in August 1965.

£800

86

BR(E) Enamel Doorplate STAFF ONLY. Unflanged measuring 18" x 3½" and in extremely good condition with no chips and has deep colour and shine.

£100

87

GWR brass Cash Bag Plate engraved 'GWR LAPWORTH'

£50

88

GNR Platform Indicator Board with destinations Radcliffe On Trent, Basford, Kimberley, Ilkeston, West Hallam and Derby. A rare piece from the Derby Friargate line.

£55

89

GWR brass Signal Box Shelf Plate LAPWORTH RELIEF LINE. Machine engraved and in wonderful condition. Ex Lapworth Signal Box.

£160

90

Tobacco Advertising Mirror, 'Capstan Navy Cut', W.D.&H.O. Wills Bristol & London. Totally original in original wooden frame, measures 22¼" x 18¼" and in lovely condition.

£42

91

German Railways Limited Clearance Lamp with front clear lens, rear red lens and both sides carrying the limited clearance red and white triangles within a square. An unusual lamp in excellent condition.

£24

92

Midland Railway large format Tourist Programme 1909. 'A Most Interesting Route Through the Land of Burns and Scott. Compiled with 38 pages having Scotch Connections Map inside fronts piece. Cover depicts Loch Katrine & Ellen's Island with small images of both Burns and Scott. Extremely good condition overall, one slight edge tear on cover.

£50

93

GWR whole Edmondson Tickets, qty 10 to include: Stratton to Swindon, Charlton Kings to Bourton-on-the-Water, Withington (Glos) to Swindon Town, Charlton Kings to Notgrove, Charlton Kings to Withington (Glos), Charlton Kings to Andoversford, Cirencester Watermoor to Newcastle-0n-Tyne, Cirencester Town to Taunton,

£34

94

GWR whole Edmondson Tickets, qty 10 comprising: Bodmin Road to Looe, St. Germans to Looe, Tavistock South to Liddaton Halt, St. Austell to Penryn, St. Columb Rd. to Liskeard, Penmere Platform to Truro, Burrator Platform to Princetown, Shepherds to Goonhaven Halt, St. Thomas to Kingskerswell and Grampound Road to Truro.

£30

95

Southern Railway whole Edmondson Tickets, qty 10 comprising: Ilfracombe to Fremington, Ilfracombe to Wrafton, Barnstaple to Lapford, Bere Ferrers to Plymouth Friary, Lapford to Eggesford, Barnstaple Town to Braunton, Lympstone to Exmouth, Crewkerne to Budleigh Salterton and Padstow to Wadebridge.

£34

96

Shedplate 81E, Didcot until closure in June 1965.

£90

97

GWR Brass Cased Drum Clock manufactured by Kay & Co Paris. Nicely stamped with the number 5131 on the side and the movement. There is some cracking and very minor enamel loss on the face, but both feet are present and the clock is in fine working order. Ex Burry Port.

£210

98

LMS Chamber Pot with tasteful, scroll motif and border. A delightful item, far too nice to hide under the bed.

£75

99

LNWR Block Instrument plated Port Sunlight. From Bebbington or Spital Signal Box on the Hooton to Birkenhead route.

£160

100

Nameplate CYCLOPS. Ex Brush Type 4 Class 47 Locomotive originally numbered D1673, renumbered to 47087 in Feb 1974 and 47624 in Oct 1984. Named in June 1966, general consensus indicates that this is one of the original, Swindon cast alloy plates. Face restored, back corroded as these plates were prone to do. Originally allocated to 86A, it went to 82A where it was named without ceremony. It shuffled between Bristol, Old Oak and Cardiff.

£3,750

101

Smokebox Numberplate 46429. Ex Ivatt 2-6-0 'Mickey Mouse', built 1948 Crewe, scrapped 1965. Allocated to Preston then Stoke until 1962, finally Bescot.

£520

102

GWR Glass Lamp Tablet WHITCHURCH. Blue lettering on opaque background. In wonderful condition.

£100

103

Shedplate 84E, Tyseley until 1963 and Wadebridge until 1964.

£90

104

LNER C/I Seatback COWDENBEATH. Ex North British station north of Dunfermline in Fife. Original back, face restored, 2 professional repairs.

£220

105

GWR C/I Sign 'No Smoking Allowed'. Totally unrestored.

£0

106

Midland Railway Tyers Brass Tablet Bolsover - Glapwell No 10. Ex signal box condition.

£200

107

LNWR Signalbox C/I Leverplate ‘Runcorn Starting’.

£65

108

LNWR Signalbox C/I Leverplate ‘Safety Siding’.

£36

109

Cabside Numberplate 6830, ex GWR Grange Class Locomotive BUCKENHILL GRANGE. Built August 1937. First shed allocation Newport Ebbw Junction. August 1950 and March 1959 shed allocations Bristol, St. Philip's Marsh. May 1965 and last shed allocation Wolverhampton Oxley. Withdrawn October 1965. Scrapped at Cohen's, Kingbury.

£3,000

110

Totem BR(M) WIGTON, F/F. Ex Maryport & Carlisle station between those two very stations. Excellent condition throughout. A rare totem, first time at a major railwayana auction.

£0

111

Tinplate Advertising Sign "Exide For Long Life". Measures 24"x 17" and in excellent condition.

£28

112

Enamel Advertising sign "Spratts Parrot Food".

£45

113

Enamel Advertising Sign 'Daily Telegraph' reputedly as affixed to one of the two platform seats on Winnersh Halt station. Lovely condition blue on white enamel measuring 42" x 4".

£50

114

LSWR C/I Signalbox Doorplate ‘Private. No admittance except on business’ 11" x 6½". Ex Combpyne signal box, installed by L&SWR in 1907 and removed circa 1930. Retrieved from the door of the box, October 1965, after it had been relocated to Shapwick Grange Farm.

£80

115

LNWR 12" chain driven, mahogany cased Fusee Clock with original enamel plate No 2409. Totally original dial bearing the name Joyce Whitchurch and L&N-WR'y Co. In working condition. A rare clock with original, pre-grouping dial.

£1,500

116

GWR Signal Department C/I Gangers Key Instrument. Dome topped with brass surround to indicator above keyhole. Text embossed in casting reads: 'To Obtain Key. After receiving signalman's permit turn key to No.2 and wait until space indicates "FREE" Then turn key to No.3. To replace key turn to No.1' Tastefully restored in white lettering on black background and red cover.

£60

117

Midland Railway Enamel Fire Bucket Notice, Derby Jan 1909. Measures 11" x 6" and is in ex station platform condition.

£80

118

Shedplate 8F, Springs Branch from 1958 until May 1973. Oval Cast Iron in wonderful, ex loco condition.

£130

119

GWR Silverplated Oyster Pick by Elkington Plate and beautifully engraved with the GWR Twin Shield Crest. Measures 7¼" in length and in view of its minimal use, is virtually unscathed.

£100

120

Totem BR(Sc) COUPAR ANGUS, F/F. Ex Caledonian station between Perth and Forfar. Absolutely delightful and in wonderful condition throughout, they don't come better than this.

£0

121

Enamel Insurance Sign 'Agency Of The Royal Insurance Company Limited. Measures 15" x 10" showing the red shield with crown on a brown background. Extremely good condition.

£32

122

Insurance Company solid brass Name Sign listing a number of companies that were housed in the same building. Starts with Royal Insurance Company then lists the Liverpool. London & Globe: the London & Lancashire: Law Union & Rock. Measures 30" x 20" and is in excellent condition.

£40

123

Enamel Insurance Sign 'Agency Of The Sun Insurance Office Limited Founded 1710'. White lettering and sun on a brown background. Measures 12" x 8½" and is immaculate.

£26

124

Royal Sun Alliance Shields, a pair. The first is alloy set separately into 3 hexagonal areas with a wooden frame. The inserts show the Sun, Castle and 3 Anchor Shield. The second is smaller, more colourful and is cut into steel. It too shows the images on the previous with the addition of the Phoenix.

£34

125

Royal Insurance Group resin Shields, a matching pair, circa 1969. Measures 19¾ x 14", red background with white lettering and large crown above. Used on offices of the company.

£32

126

Royal Insurance Company Limited resin wall plaque, probably hung inside the offices. Measures 21" x 18" rectangular showing Lion & Unicorn either side of crowned shield and the Latin inscription 'tutum te sistam'.

£20

127

Insurance brass Shield engraved 'Imperial Fire Office'. A superb item, ex building condition measuring 9½" x 8¼" overall.

£120

128

Enamel Phoenix Insurance Shield. A quite superb item being 14½" x 10¾" approximately. It has a mid blue, enamel back with a bronze Phoenix rising from the flames in the centre with the date 1782 below

£110

129

Royal Insurance Group glass advertising Shield. Red, black and gold with crown above. Complete with rear, wall hanging chain. Measures 17" x 12½" and is in excellent, used condition.

£32

130

Carriage Print Firth Of Clyde by Frank Mason from the Scottish Series. In an original Frame with original Safety Glass.

£0

131

Signal Box, wood cased Magneto Telephone Bells, qty 2. The first is particularly interesting with a small ivorine plate attached 'MOAT LANE BUILTH WELLS'. The second has a small ivorine plate attached 'BOX TO BOX'.

£110

132

Great Eastern Railway Platform Lamp Interior plated ALTHORNE. Ex GER station between Wickford and Southminster. Clearly stamped GER on the side, the lamp has been restored and comes complete with brass burner and glass chimney (in separate box). In excellent, condition throughout.

£130

133

Great Western Railway Hotels small, 3 compartment, Silverplate Condiment Set Stand. A wonderful item manufactured by Butlers, Sheffield and carrying a clear, twin shield GWR Hotels Crest beneath. Clover-leaf shape with triple balled feet. Note this is the small version, pretty much symmetrical in shape and having a single rail around all compartments.

£40

134

Key Token, steel with brass end engraved WICKFORD 12 FAMBRIDGE. Ex GER section between Shenfield and Southminster. Excellent, ex signalbox condition.

£130

135

LNER Mahogany Cased Block Instrument with rear box, apparently a later replacement being mad from oak as opposed to mahogany. A substantial, heavy instrument with a single dial indicator and pegging handle (which has the release bar missing)

£30

136

GWR small, oak cased signal box clock by Smiths. The original face bears the company initials and the number 0639. Believed to have hung in Lapworth Signal Box

£200

137

GWR Signal Box Diagram LAPWORTH STATION. Full colour, undated but has GWR Reading printed along bottom.

£100

138

BR(M) Enamel Signal Box Board "WEST SIGNAL BOX". Measures 60" x 9" and is fully flanged.

£0

139

Carriage Print Loch Etive, Argyll by Jack Merriott from the Scottish Series. In an original frame with original safety glass.

£40

140

Totem BR(S) MAIDEN NEWTON, F/F, dark green variety. Ex GWR station between Yeovil and Dorchester West, junction for the Bridport branch. Very good condition with a few expertly executed repairs.

£1,500

141

GWR brass Signal Box Shelf Plate KNOWLE & DORRIDGE. Machine engraved and in wonderful condition. Ex Lapworth Signal Box.

£210

142

GWR Glass Lamp Tablet READING. Blue lettering on opaque background. In wonderful condition.

£90

143

GWR brass Cash Bag Plate engraved 'GWR WIDNEY MANOR'

£60

144

BR(S) Enamel Sign WAITING ROOM, F/F in light green colour. Measures 24" x 18" and is in excellent condition.

£60

145

GWR 12" mahogany cased, chain driven Fusee, drop dial Trunk Clock No 1953. A superb example with flame mahogany veneer to the trunk and a segmented bezel surround. The original dial bears the GWR Roundel logo and ghost lettering 'Kays Limited Worcester 1235'. A lovely, early clock of this type in fully restored condition.

£1,750

146

Photographic Collection spanning 1957 to end of steam (and beyond). An absolutely stunning archive in a mammoth 8 shoeboxes plus 2 more with negatives. I have spent hours just touching the surface of this marvelous collection. Predominantly shot around Lapworth and Knowle & Dorridge area, there are thousands of unseen b/w of every conceivable ex GWR locos, nameplates,numberplates, mishaps etc. Further away last days of branches, Bullied at Tinsley on FA specials, Swenson Works, South Wales, Cornwall. In fact almost a lifetimes work of a Lap worth Signalman. There are 124 wallets numbered along with matching negatives but there are many more un-numbered, and the negatives appear to accompany. Don't miss these, you could probably publish a few dozen books or more using this material as the entire collection is sold with copyright. with the exception of some 'bought' photos scattered amongst the collection.

£740

147

Southern Railway Enamel Doorplate STATION MASTER. Measures 18" x 6" and is in virtually mint condition, certainly the best example we've ever seen.

£310

148

GWR Official Booklet 'The Western Land' by A.K. Hamilton, published by The Great Western Railway 1937. Colour cover by L.Richmond showing coastal scene of Cornwall. Good overall condition, some cover creasing.

£10

149

GWR Official Booklet 'Camping & Rambling Holidays dated April 1938. Contains 64 pages, colourful covers with GWR Roundel logo. Very good condition, slight rear cover creasing.

£95

150

Totem, BR(W) DIDCOT, F/F. Ex GWR station on the main Paddington - Bristol line and junction for the Oxford line. Virtually mint condition.

£1,280

151

LMS Art Deco Coach Table Cloth in good clean condition.

£22

152

LNWR Q/R Poster featuring Horse Drawn Carriage

£75

153

LNER Finger Board "Thornton & Dundee". Measures 30" x 5", black on white and totally original with metal mounting brackets.

£60

154

GWR C/I Private Road Sign.

£125

155

A Pair of brass Diesel Horns ex class 47 Locomotive.

£45

156

Midland Railway Short Platform Seat Ex Seattle station. Leg needs welding).

£275

157

Sheffield Joint Omnibuses Poster display case.

£80

158

BR Wooden Carriage Destination Board AYLESBURY - PADDINGTON. Measures approximately 32" x 3¼", cream lettering on maroon background, with reinforced ends.

£160

159

GWR Enamel Drinking Mug with ornate company initials, together with a GWR Black Leaf Pattern Cup with slight edge chipping.

£55

160

LMS St. Rollox 1918, small oval.

£60

161

Carriage Print The Lomond Hills from Tarvit, Nr Cupar, Fife by J. Mcintosh Patrick from the Scottish Series. In original frame with original safety glass.

£85

162

Caledonian Railway Enamel Signal Box Name CALLANDER. Wonderful little item from between Dunblane and Oban. Measures 16" x 3½", dark blue background with white lettering and scalloped border. Some well executed restoration.

£380

163

Railway Air Service large folded map showing the Air Routes Of Great Britain. Measures approximately 12" x 5" when folded and opens to almost 29" x 12". Thick card covers, double sided map inside with a description of airports and routes. Printed in Raynoil Maps Ltd., 6 Gordon Place, London W.C.1. A superb item which is in excellent condition with the exception of a minor face scuff.

£65

164

Southern Railway Enamel Seatback HAMPTON WICK. Measures 48" x 3" and in good overall condition with some chipping.

£55

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GWR fully titled C/I Short Trespass Sign worded 'as the law directs'. Restored long ago.

£80

166

Shedplate 71G, Bath Green Park from 1948 to February 1958 and Weymouth until September 1963. Oval C/I with the Eastleigh Triangle cast into the rear. Removed from a loco in Weymouth in 1963, the plate is clean on the face but the rear retains plenty of ingrained, ex loco soot, particularly in the triangle.

£320

167

Highland Railway, Station Hotel Inverness large, two handled, Silverplate Sugar Bowl by Walker & Hall Sheffield. A rare item without doubt and although the crest is well polished, the item is in remarkably good condition.

£70

168

GWR Official Booklet 'Glorious Wayside Rambles From Birmingham District'. This 11 page booklet dated 1936 is quite delightful, despite being a little grubby and having a rear cover tear/fold. First couple of pages lists cheap ticket fares, then there are a total of 40 'tours' around the Midlands.

£50

169

L&SWR finial, nicely marked with company initials and also bearing the manufacturers name ‘W B & S Co CHIPPENHAM’

£120

170

Cabside Numberplate 1660. Ex BR 0-6-0 Pannier Tank Locomotive, built Swindon 1954 and allocated throughout to Croes Newydd. Face cleaned, back ex loco.

£1,000

171

GWR wooden Carriage Destination Board (from GWR B set): TRURO - FALMOUTH. Cream lettering on red, un-restored. 32x3¼

£170

172

LNWR Station Platform Lamp complete with LMS Reservoir and a replacement lamp tablet FARTHINGHOE. Actually from that station which was on the Banbury Merton Street line to the Great Central at Brackley and beyond to Verney Junction.

£65

173

GWR Pre Grouping Pocket Watch manufactured by the Lancashire Watch Company Ltd., Prescot. A quite superb example with company initials engraved on rear and bearing the number 2015. When wound, it ticks away merrily.

£480

174

LMS Signalbox Lever Plates, qty 3 mounted on wooden board. Comprises 'Signal Up Sidings To Main Or Loco Shed': 'Crossover Sidings & Bay 2 Line'; 'Signal Loco Shed To Bay 1 Bay Z Or Sidings'. An interesting trio, all alloy construction and ex Banbury Merton Street Signal Box..

£75

175

Totem, BR(M) DALSTON JUNCTION, F/F. Ex North London Railway station between Camden Road and Broad Street. A wonderful totem much sought after and first time to surface at auction.

£3,200

176

Private Owner 3 aspect Handlamp circa 1900, with Rape Oil reservoir and front curved lens. Bears brass makers plate Davey & Co., 88 West India Dock Road, London. Unrestored and very unusual and rare.

£80

177

Railway Magazines, complete set from No 1 right through to 1968. All beautifully bound. A complete collection in one go.

£1,000

178

Great Western Railway Hotels large, 3 compartment, Silverplate Condiment Set Stand. A wonderful item manufactured by Butlers, Sheffield and carrying a clear, twin shield GWR Hotels Crest beneath. Clover-leaf shape with triple balled feet. Note this is the large version with double rail around the mustard compartment.

£0

179

GWR Cow Bell style mahogany cased Block Bell in pretty much ex box condition although the bell has been polished. Believed ex Moat Lane Junction East Box.

£120

180

Totem BR(W) WOOD END, F/F. Ex GWR station between Stratford-upon-Avon and Tyseley. Excellent condition with no face chips, just a little loss of shine. First time at major railwayana auction

£0

181

BR(S) Enamel Sign WAITING ROOM, F/F. Measures 24" x 18" and is in excellent condition with no chips and excellent colour and shine.

£62

182

LNER Rotary Sequence Block Instrument. A magnificent, ex stores example showing the true quality of workmanship. Top indicator shows Train On Line, Line Clear and Line Blocked. Beneath is the brass backed rotary portion with similar nomenclature and below that, on either side, the release mechanisms with the Train On Line Release behind the safety glass. Doubtful if you'll ever see a finer example. This type of instrument was originally used on the Great North of Scotland Railway between Aberdeen and Inverurie.

£250

183

Shedplate 9D, Buxton from 1948 until 1963. Removed from 4F Locomotive 44444 (as painted on rear) very early on. Face and back overpainted a long time ago, evidence of original bolt marks on face.

£110

184

LMS Enamel Lamp Tablet TURTON. Ex Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway station between Bolton and Blackburn, closed February 1961.Originally named Chapeltown, it was renamed to Turton in July 1877 and became Turton & Edgworth in March 1891. Obviously the LMS preferred the shortened name for their lLamp Tablet! Black lettering on yellow background, measures 17" x 4½" and is in excellent, ex station condition with some chipping.

£190

185

MSJAR C/I Bridgeplate No 39. Face only restored.

£0

186

Small Tyers, Brass Tablet,Yorkshire Main Siding - Denaby Sidings No 6. Ex signal box condition.

£160

187

LNWR Signalbox C/I Leverplate ‘Main To Seaton’.

£65

188

LNWR Signalbox C/I Leverplate 'Dwarf Signal Goods To Main'

£45

189

North British Railway Signal Box Name Board THORNTON WEST. Ex NBR location between Kirkcaldy and Markinch in the heart of Fife. Ex signal box condition with slight loss to top of board.

£110

190

Totem, BR(M) PADGATE F/F. Ex Cheshire Lines station between Warrington and Glazebrook. Excellent condition with goodm colour and shine, one small repair in lower pan.el

£0

191

British Railways modern alloy B/W Platform Sign "Chester Platform". Measures 47" x 6" approximately.

£20

192

LMS Seahorse Pattern Napkin Ex Kyle and Morecambe Hotels. Good clean condition.

£15

193

GWR Pressure Gauge manufactured by Marshall & Anderson Ltd., Motherwell. A very early gauge with the pressure marked at 180 lbs/sq. inch. Measures 8" in diameter. Not seen before, was this from a broad gauge locomotive we wonder.

£40

194

Jersey Railways Brass Button. Depicted in Froggatt plate 50/8, the railway opened in 1870. Survived and remained independent until 1936.

£0

195

GWR brass Signal Box Shelf Plate ROWINGTON JUNc. Machine engraved and in wonderful condition. Ex Lapworth Signal Box, Rowington being the site of the GWR water troughs on the main line from Snow Hill to Paddington.

£170

196

GWR Mexican Hat Platform Lamp complete with mounting frog, requiring tubes to be replaced. Mainly copper construction with enamel shade.

£10

197

Carriage Print The Hampshire Coast, Go By Train by Langhammer from the Southern Series. In an original frame with original safety glass.

£50

198

BR(W) Cast Iron Seat Ends, a matching pair in wonderful condition, primed ready to paint. These are, believe it or not, the rarest of the three GWR/BR varieties, very seldom on the market.

£200

199

London & South Western Railway Porters Badge numbered 10409. A rare badge indeed, in wonderful condition with original back clip. See Froggatt page 58 plate 31. Mounted on a small size porters cap.

£55

200

Nameplate WESTERN MARKSMAN. Ex British Railways Diesel Hydraulic "Western" Class 52 numbered D1032. Built Crewe December 1963 and allocated to Old Oak Common. Withdrawn in May 1973 from Laira. A magnificent plate which is pretty much ex loco

£5,750

201

BR(M) Enamel Doorplate ISOLATION TELEPHONES STAFF ONLY, F/F. Measures 18" x 6" and although it has some restoration, it is an unusual doorplate and does have good colour and shine.

£120

202

Cuneo Limited Edition 'Autumn of Steam'. Framed and glazed and in original wrapper, this excellent execution of a 9F simmering on shed was Terence Cuneo's last approved Limited Edition before he died. No signature but numbered 603/850. Measures approximately 32" x 25" in its frame.

£105

203

Cuneo print 'Evening Star' in original wrapper and with a small pamphlet bearing a portrait of the artist by June Mendoza. Measures approximately 30" x 24" and is ready to frame.

£50

204

Cuneo Signed Limited Edition 'Clear Road Ahead'. From a famous painting by this ever increasingly famous artist. This scene of the footplate of 5037 Monmouth Castle, was of course used by BR for their travel posters. Still wrapped in original packaging, it measures 21½" x 17½" in its frame. Numbered 616/850, the original certificate accompanies.

£210

205

Cabside Numberplate 1019, ex Hawksworth County Class 4-6-0 Locomotive COUNTY OF MERIONETH. Built April 1946. First and August 1950 shed allocations Newton Abbot. March 1959 shed allocation Swindon. Modified double chimney fitted March 1959. Last shed allocation Shrewsbury. Withdrawn February 1963. Scrapped at Cashmore's, Great Bridge.

£5,000

206

GWR Glass Lamp Tablet TAPLOW. Blue lettering on opaque background. In wonderful condition.

£90

207

GWR Ledger 'Accountants Office. Extracts From Minutes of Joint Committees No. 3. The same features on the side. In the book itself, the writing recording the events of the time and is immaculate. Contains 182 written pages out of 202. An extremely interesting and quite historic book.

£0

208

LNWR Q/R Poster featuring Motor Delivery Van

£85

209

LNER Finger Board "Dunfermline Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly and Thornton". Measures 30" x 5", black on white and totally original with metal mounting brackets.

£100

210

Southern Railway Enamel Target Sign HERNE HILL. Ex SECR station and important junction just south of Loughborough Junction. Excellent condition for a Target, still on original wooden board.

£275

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