Chasewater Railway Museum Catalogue
Signage
Information signs, Warning signs, etc. from various companies, and our Signal Box Nameboards.
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Caption text – Object number, name, description, maker, location’
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- 73 General advertising sign ‘Agent for Lyons Tea’ Lyons R5.B1.S1
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- 76 General advertising sign ‘Brooke Bond Tea’ Brooke Bond R5.B1.S1
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- 78 General advertising sign Craven A cigarettes Craven R5.B1.S1
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- 81 General advertising sign Bird’s Custard – ‘Bird’s Custard is Best – and best with fruit. Bird’s R5.B1.S1
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- 90 Railway instructional sign BR ‘Passengers must not cross the line’ BR R5.B2.S1
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- 103 Railway instructional sign Horses not to be crossed except at A Unknown R4.S2
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- 103 Railway instructional sign Horses not to be crossed except at A Unknown R4.S2
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- 104 Railway instructional sign Ash must not be left in the pit Unknown R4.S1
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- 350 Metal Sign ‘Signal Lineman’s Hut’ GWR C17
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- 454 Euston Station, London Off LMS horse-drawn dray LMS W7
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- 501 Oval Plate ‘MD and HB maintenance ends’ LNW W1
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- 511 Oval sign ‘Maintenance ends’ GNR From Stafford to Uttoxeter line GN W1
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- 553 Signage ‘Drinking Water’ GWR Plate from station toilet GWR C14
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- 555 Signage ‘Place penny in slot’ Unknown SC16
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- 558 Signage ‘Car park’ Marked LMS LMS R5.B1.S1
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- 559 Warning notice SR Re wagon door use SR R5.B1.S1
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- 560 Warning notice LNWR Beware of Trains LNW U2
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- 561 Warning notice L&SWR Beware of Trains LSW U2
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- 563 Warning notice SR ‘Do not touch conductor rails’ SR R5.B1.S1
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- 565 Signage ‘Private. Guards & Enginemen to report through hatch next door’ GWR U2
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- 568 Signage NSR Junction Sign NSR R5.B1.S1
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- 577 Signage Inner harbour notice from Holyhead LMS LMS W4
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- 586 Signal Box Nameboard From Buildwas signal box GWR GWR F6
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- 601 Warning notice 1932 ‘Right of way’ BTC R5.B1.S2
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- 605 Warning notice ‘Propping up wagon doors’ GWR R5.B1.S2
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- 606 Signage ‘Shut the gate’ Cam R5.B1.S2
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- 615 Directional sign From Gnosall station LNW U1
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- 625 Direction indicator Pointing finger sign from Brownhills Midland Station Mid W4
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- 643 Warning sign Crane brake warning Mid C19
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- 709 Warning notice ‘Stop’ sign – Derby No.4 Loco Shed Mid W2
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- 894 Station direction sign Ex. Great Wyrley LMS R4.S1
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- 895 Station direction sign Ex.Great Wyrley LMS R4.S1
Also From our ‘Signage’ Category
Signal Box Nameboards
This is our collection of Signal Box Nameboards, some came to the museum many years ago and some since we have been housed in the Heritage Centre.
The Brereton Sidings bx nameboard is in the museum until it is required to be put back onto the box when it is sited at Chasewater Heaths.
This is one of our later nameboards, purchased by our Curator.
The branch was two miles in length and connected the railway to Newdigate Colliery which had commenced sinking its shaft in 1898. The exchange sidings was comprised of two sets of sidings; a set of three sidings of considerable length for stabling fully laden wagons and two reception sidings.
The Signal Box was situated down the line from the Cross Keys pub towards the canal and Cannock.
Situated 150 yards from Stafford Station
One of a pair of Nameboards taken on loan.
Another local board, from Cannock on the old LNWR line.
If you’ve got Cannock, you must have Hednesford!
Over to the Coventry area for Coundon Road.
Another from Coventry, Hawkesbury Lane Board.
A GWR Nameboard from Buildwas – a village in Shropshire, England, on the north bank of the River Severn.
From the Great Barr signal box, Birmingham. Given to the museum by Frank Jennings, a long-time supporter of ours.
Dunstall Park on the GWR outside Wolverhampton. Not a good picture, but, like the following board, very heavy!
Lower Yard Shed Box Cannock Road, Wolverhampton, GWR.
Chasewater Railway Museum 
I’d like to tell the story of how the Dunstall Park SB sign was recovered. But only if we are outside the statute of limitations. I did some work at Chasewater around 1965/6, when I was around 13yo. Must come back and see how it’s all changed. I remember a green Peckett tank engine and a small diesel shunter and a couple of brake vans. Not much more. Oh and loads of dust flying up from the ash tipping.
Thanks for that Alan – I wish that I’d been around in those days!!