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The April 2008 auction has now finished

 Results are listed below.  n/s denotes not sold

Please place all bids for Lots 1 – 25 on 01306 502044, 01306 500467 or 07973 409235.
Bidding finishes at 5.30pm on Wednesday 16th April 2008

Lot

Description

Picture

Result
1 BR(W) Flanged enamel STATION DIRECTION SIGN “LOCKING ROAD STATION” with British Railways in totem and right facing feathered arrow, from the terminal station built at Weston-super-Mare in 1914 to deal with excursion traffic. The station was closed in 1964 and the site is now a Supermarket with just the signal box remaining. Excellent condition with minor edge chipping only. Although the station had totems none have so far surfaced so an opportunity to obtain an enamel from this station - 28’’ x 13’’. £1850
2 LNER Cast iron SEATBACK “HELENSBOROUGH UPPER” from the ex North British station on the line that winds through the Scottish mountains to Rannoch and Fort William. 56’’ x 4½’’. Ex station condition – last in auction 1986.

£550
3

Alloy Single line KEY TOKEN “COPPLESTONE/MORCHARD ROAD” from a section of the ex LSWR line from Exeter to Barnstaple. Ex box condition with traces of red paint.

 £190
4 SR TARGET “LYDFORD” from the former LSWR Devon station, on the line from Plymouth to Okehampton, that closed in 1968. Good colour and shine with just a couple of small well-matched chip repairs around the screw holes. £1150
5 GWR Cast iron DOORPLATE “PARCELS & CLOAK ROOM”, from Marlborough station which closed in 1964. Attractively restored – 19’’ x 8’’. £360
6 SHEDPLATE “34E” NEW ENGLAND. Ex loco condition. £130
7 BR(E) Half Flanged TOTEM “PARKGATE & RAWMARSH” from the Yorkshire station, to the North of Sheffield, that closed in 1968. Good colour and shine but the totem has four face chip repairs and the top and bottom flanges are a bit rough. Second time in auction. £340
8 GWR mahogany 12” dial DROP CASE CLOCK with fusee movement. The original dial has been neatly repainted in its original style with “GWR” on the face. The front carries an ivorine plate “GWR 375”. The clock, which is in full working order, was rescued from a skip when the offices at Paddington were demolished to make way for road improvements. The original key is marked “GWR” in four separate places! A superb clock, with connections to the GWR’s flagship station, that would grace any home.  BTC £2000
9 BR Cast iron SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE “30479” from a SR M7 Class 0-4-4T built in 1911 by the LSWR to Drummond design. Its BR life was spent at Eastleigh from where it was withdrawn in April 1961. It was cut up at the adjacent works the following month. The front is pretty much ex loco the back, which has an Eastleigh triangle, has been repainted. £900
10 CRUCHLEYS Railway map of the County of HEREFORD – dated January 1st 1855. It folds out to 22” x 20” and shows all the railways and stations in the County. Good condition with slight browning on the folds and small tear at the top of one fold. £22
11 L&Y rectangular fully titled Cast iron WARNING SIGN “LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY CO NOTICE HYDRAULIC CRANES” followed by eight lines of text on how to use hydraulic jiggers and cranes to “avoid injury to the machinery”. Unrestored - 22’’ x 15½’’. BTC £420
12 GWR oval brass SIGNAL LEVER PLATES “DOWN MAIN DETONATORS”, “UP MAIN DETONATORS” and “CROSS OVER ROAD DISC”. The first two polished and 3’’ x 5’’, the third unpolished 3½’’ x 4½’’. £70
13 Oval Cast iron WORKSPLATE “BUILT 1955 DERBY”. Locos built that year were 73075-99, 80058 and D3097-125/167-206. Restored – 10½’’ x 6’’. £95
14 GWR Cast iron CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE “5153” as carried by a GWR 5100 Class 2-6-2T. Allocated new to Chester in March 1930 and by nationalisation was a Tyseley engine. It was then allocated to Newton Abbot for some years before moving on to Slough for about a year before returning again to Newton Abbot with final short stays at Kidderminster and Leamington. Withdrawn in November 1964, it was cut up at Birds Bynea in June 1965. The repainted plate has been broken at some point and has two weld repairs that are visible on the front and back. BTC £270
15 BR(M) Fully Flanged TOTEM “RADCLIFFE CENTRAL” from the Lancashire station to the North of Manchester. Good condition with excellent colour and shine and just slight staining on the white of a couple of the letters. £540
16 GWR Cast Iron LAMP POST prominently embossed “GWR Co” and the makers name “Hardy & Padno Ltd” around the base. The lamp was recovered from Hawthorns Halt near the West Bromwich Albion football ground. This was an unstaffed Halt that only opened when Albion were playing at home and so the posts were never connected to the gas mains but had Tilley type lamps put on top brackets when required. The post has 6’6’’ above ground and 20’’ below and is to be collected by the winning bidder from North Worcestershire. BTC £520
17 SR enamel STATION SIGN “LUGGAGE ONLY”. Pretty good colour and shine with some restoration to display well – 60’’ x 6’’. £100
18 SHEDPLATE 70D BASINGSTOKE and EASTLEIGH from 1963. Front only repainted at some time. £80
19 GWR Fully titled Cast iron PROPPING UP WAGON DOORS sign with “FRANK POTTER” as the General Manager. Unrestored – 14’’ x 12½’’. £260
20 Rectangular alloy WORKSPLATE “DONCASTER WORKS 1982”. From a Class “56” Co-Co diesel number 56108 which is clearly stamped on the back of this ex-loco condition plate. Taken out of use in June 1999 the loco was stored at Thornaby and was still there when last noted – 7’’ x 4¾’’ £270
21 BR(S) enamel SEAT BACK “ASH VALE” from the Surrey station to the West of Guildford formally called North Camp & Ash Vale. Good condition with excellent colour and shine and just some minor edge chipping – 48’’ x 3’’. £70
22 BR(NE) Fully Flanged TOTEM “DARTON” from the Yorkshire station to the North of Barnsley. If you want an excellent example of a black edged lettered tangerine totem then this one should be in your collection. Excellent colour and shine with just some slight touching in on the black of the flange. Superb and only its second appearance in auction. £2700
23 Steel Electric Locomotive CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE “87 101” which was applied to Class 87 “87101” named “Stephenson” The loco was built in 1976 after the 35 Class 87’s (87001-87035) had been completed and was used as a test bed for a new traction control system. It spent a lot of time on test trains before being used as a back up loco on the WCML, being named in October 1994 at Crewe International ETD. In 1999 it became an EWS loco and went into storage until 2001, eventually being scrapped for spares by Harry Needle at Barrow Hill in February 2002. Being the only Class 87 to have numberplates this is an opportunity not to be missed. The plate, which is in ex loco condition, is being sold on behalf of EWS and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity. £2300
24 GWR Steel/Alloy Single line KEY TOKEN HOLDER. A classic railway item presented in partly repainted condition with “GWR” embossed in the alloy section of the token holder. Ideal for displaying that prized key token - 13’’ x 34’’ overall. £250
25 Alloy DIESEL NAMEPLATE “CITY OF WINCHESTER” and BADGE as carried by Class 73 “73129”. Named by the Mayor of Winchester, at Winchester Station in December 1982 as part of the twining of the town with the Southern Region. Stored in June 2002 it was withdrawn in January 2004 when the nameplates were removed. The locomotive is now safe at the Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway at Toddington. The plate measures 65’’ x 10’’ and is in ex loco condition as is the badge which shows the coat of arms of Winchester painted on an alloy shield with six fixing bolts on the rear, measuring 15’’ x 17’’ overall. Attractive set and comes with sales paperwork BTC £3700

Lots 1 - 75 | Lots 76 - 150 | Lots 151 - 225 | Lots 226 - 300
Lots 301 - 375 | Lots 376 - 450

Please place all bids for Lots 26 – 50 on 01306 502044, 01306 500467 or 07973 409235.
 Bidding finishes at 6.00pm on Wednesday 16th April 2008

Lot

Description

Picture

Current Price
26 Oval fully titled double sided enamel ADVERTISING SIGN for “HIS MASTER’S VOICE” featuring the classic HMV trademark of the dog and gramophone trumpet. This is an original British version with the best quality of artwork and enameling. Good condition with just some minor chipping around the top edge screw holes - 24’’ x 18’’.

£450
27

GWR engraved brass CASH BAG PLATE “GWR WEST DRAYTON” from the London station on the main line to the West from Paddington being the junction for the branches to Uxbridge and Staines West. Attached to a small piece of leather – 3½’’ x 1¾’’.

 

 £85
28

BR(S) enamel STATION DIRECTION SIGN “HOLLINGBOURNE STATION” with left facing feathered arrow from the Kent station on the line from Maidstone to Ashford. Presumably located at the bottom of the station approach it measures 53’’ x 12’’. Good colour and shine but with quite a few face chip repairs. BTC

 

 £45
29

BR(S) Fully Flanged TOTEM “WARNHAM” from the Surrey station on the line from Dorking to Horsham. Good condition but with the shine being somewhat mottled.

 

 £420
30 CALEDONIAN RAILWAY hard backed “LAVATORY AND WATER CLOSETS CHARGES BOOK” from Loch Awe station, with a page for each year detailing the monthly receipts from lavatorial operations from 1898 – 1965. Inside the front cover is a 1928 LMS instruction letter. Overall in good used condition – 8’’ x 13’’. £55
31 Brass diamond WORKSPLATE “NORTH BRITISH LOCO 1960 No 28002”, from a Diesel Hydraulic 0-4-0 D2749. Allocated new to St Margarets shed in February 1960 it was still in Edinburgh, at Leith Central, when withdrawn in July 1967. The end came at Argosy Salvage Shettleston in December the same year. Ex loco condition – 13’’ x 5½’’. £330
32 Small boxed ENGINEER’S DRAFTING SET once owned by George Stephenson and presented to Mr T Wilson his friend and colleague. These two engineers became good friends while at University together. Made by W Elliott of London the set comprises of ivory ruler, and five other tiny instruments. The hinged lid has a silver plate engraved “T. Wilson” on the hinged lid. Remarkable survivor – 4½’’ x 1¾’’ x ¾’’.  

n/s

 
33 Cast Alloy ROAD SIGN “SCHOOL” with the once familiar image of two children crossing the road. They now go by 4x4 so they took the signs down. Face only repainted with clear post mark on rear – 12’’ x 21’’. £50
34 S&D Jt small black on white ENAMEL PLATE from the departure board at Bath Green Park station listing the destinations “DORCHESTER, WEYMOUTH, CORFE CASTLE, SWANAGE”. Good used condition 6½’’ x 2’’. £120
35 LMS oval brass WORKSPLATE “LMS BUILT 1944 GWR” ex Stanier 2-8-0 “48427” built at Swindon Works, the plate being removed on being scrapped at Buttigiegs Newport in 1965.Stripped of paint with the letters only polished, the ex loco back is stamped “LMS” and the loco details are painted on – 10½’’ x 6’’. £270
36 BR(E) Fully Flanged TOTEM “FORNCETT” from the Norfolk station to the South of Norwich that closed in 1966. Virtually mint condition with a fine deep colour and just a couple of very minor face marks. A superb example of a dark blue fully flanged totem. £1000
37 LT enamel BUS TIMETABLE HEADER plate with “LONDON TRANSPORT” in target. Attractive small sign – 8½’’ x 3’’. £110
38 SR enamel DOORPLATE “INSPECTORS OFFICE”. Excellent colour and shine with one small well matched repair on the bottom edge and minor face scratching – 17’’ x 4’’. £120
39 SHEDPLATE  “1A” WILLESDEN. Rusty ex loco condition front and back. £110
40 BR(NE) Unflanged enamel DOORPLATE “STATION MASTER”. Excellent colour and shine with minor edge chipping - 18’’ x 6’’. £180
41 LNER Cast iron WAGON PLATE “LNER H.D. 7 TONS 09670 TIMBER BOGIE” from a Hull Docks Timber Dray. The plate is rectangular with scalloped corners and is in ex wagon condition - 10’’ x 6’’. £40
42 BR(W) Fully Flanged TOTEM “EARLSWOOD LAKES” from the Warwickshire station to the South of Birmingham. Rather mottled with a chip repair in the top panel. £300
43

BR(S) Flanged enamel STATION SIGN “WAY OUT & WAITING ROOMS”. A little dirty and lacking in shine with edge chipping only.  Unusual wording – 24’’ x 18’’.

 

 £80
44 BR(S) CARRIAGE PRINT “GOLDEN ARROW CONTINENTAL EXPRESS” by Richard Ward. This is the first of three of the Richard Ward prints that are available in this auction, featuring a Britannia on the Golden Arrow service near Dover. Good condition presented in an original frame with kite marked safety glass - 21’’ x 11’’. (See lots 86 & 106) £320
45 Oval brass TENDER PLATE “WATER CAPACITY 4000 GALLONS”. Front only polished and repainted – 10½’’ x 6’’. £50
46 BR(S) Flanged TOTEM “WINCHESTER CITY” from the Hampshire station just up the M3 from Southampton. Good colour and shine with slight mottling and one small chip at the right hand end. Last in auction 2001. £2150
47 LNER three aspect HANDLAMP with brass plate “LNER SHUNTER STEPPINGS K X GDS”. Shunter George Steppings was well known at Kings Cross as he was 6’5’’ tall. The lamp is in good restored condition with both glasses undamaged and is complete with unmarked vessel and burner. £150
48 Enamel UNDERGROUND MAP showing the various lines in place in 1915 when the map was produced by Chromo of Wolverhampton. The map is in quite good condition for its age but has rusting and losses at the edges, some weather staining and a few shrapnel holes from WW2 when it was being used in the frame of a shed and the nearby houses were bombed! Superb early item with character – 48’’ x 39’’. BTC £310
49 GWR Cast iron SIGNAL FINIAL with square base presented in excellent ex post condition – stands 28‘’ tall. BTC £45
50 BR(M) Fully Flanged TOTEM “BURNLEY MANCHESTER ROAD” from one of the three totem adorned stations in this Lancashire town. The station closed in 1961 but has since reopened. Good condition with excellent colour and shine and just a couple of very minor face scuffs. First time in auction.  

n/s

 

Lots 1 - 75 | Lots 76 - 150 | Lots 151 - 225 | Lots 226 - 300
Lots 301 - 375 | Lots 376 - 450

Please place all bids for Lots 51 – 75 on 01306 502044, 01306 500467 or 07973 409235.
 Bidding finishes at 6.30pm on Wednesday 16th April 2008

Lot

Description

Picture

Current Price
51 SHEDPLATE “31B” MARCH. Front only roughly repainted. £70
52 BR(S) CARRIAGE PRINT MAP “MAIN LINE PASSENGER SERVICES” showing the railways of Southern England in the 1960’s. Good condition in its original frame – 22’’ x 11½’’. £60
53 LNER Cast Iron DOORPLATE “POLICE OFFICE”. Rusty with traces of paint, having been stored in a damp cellar - 14’’ x 4½’’. £160
54 Oval Cast iron WORKSPLATE “BUILT 1960 SWINDON” Locos built that year were D814-29 or D2128-42/47-74. Ex loco condition – 10½’’ x 6’’. £260
55 BR(S) Fully Flanged TOTEM “MAIDSTONE EAST” from the mid Kent station. Pretty good colour and shine with a small face chip repair and some chipping on the white flange. n/s
56 LSWR Cast iron bridge sign, one of only two and dated 1882. It reads “This bridge was erected by the London and South Western Railway Co and was opened to the public in July 1882..….”.  From the Central Bridge near Terminus Station at the Docks in Southampton. This sign, one of two originally installed for the grand opening, was purchased from BR many years ago. The bridge was built to replace 2 level crossings between the city centre and the Itchen Ferry and now leads to the new toll bridge over the River Itchen. The other identical sign is still in place on the bridge and belongs to the City of Southampton and remains there as part of its railway heritage. Restored to original green with white letters and border, this substantial Cast sign measures 60” x 24”. Buyer to collect from the Bournemouth area. BTC £1050
57 BR Cast iron SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE “6989” from a GWR 6959 Class Modified Hall 4-6-0. “Wightwick Hall”. Allocated new to Hereford at the start of British Railways and later shedded at Worcester, Hereford again, then Gloucester. Withdrawn in June 1964 it was soon moved to Quainton Road for preservation and is still there. Unrestored front and back.

£500
58 European flanged enamel ADVERTISING SIGN “SINGER MACHINES A COUDRE”. Bright colours showing a smart lady working at her sewing machine in about the 1950’s. Good condition with one small face chip and minor edge chipping only although the sign needs to have a wood backing to prevent it twisting – 23’’ x 35’’. £80
59 GWR Cast iron Caution CRANE NOTICE with descriptive text for traveling in a breakdown train. Unrestored condition and dated “GWR Swindon April 1942” – 22’’ x 20’’. £300
60 Enamel BUS STOP “ALDERSHOT & DISTRICT TRACTION CO LTD”. Double sided with black writing on a white background - one side being flanged for mounting. Excellent condition – 12’’ x 12½’’. £45
61 Enamel ADVERTISING SIGN “SPRATT’S OVALS MIXED OR STANDARD Build up a dog with SPRATT’S” with the dog image in the word “SPRATTS”. Makers name “Chromo Wolverhampton on lower edge. Excellent condition with just one small chip – 30’’ x 12’’. £410
62 BR(W) unflanged enamel STATION SIGN “SEAT RESERVATION TICKETS FOR PADDINGTON” from Paignton station in Devon. Excellent condition with deep colour and shine and a displayable 24’’ square. £130
63 SHEDPLATE  “71I” SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS” Face only attractively restored with the ex loco back showing a clear Eastleigh triangle. n/s
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64 Flanged enamel ADVERTISING SIGN “PARKER QUINK SOLD HERE” with colourful images of Quink inkbottles and packaging. The makers’ name “OGALE INDIA” is on the lower edge. Good condition with minor edge chipping only – 10’’ x 15’’. £100
65 BR(Sc) Half Flanged  TOTEM “MELROSE” from the Waverley route station that closed in 1969. Good colour and shine with slight dark staining and minor flange rusting. £600
66 GWR Brass CABSIDE “1024” from a GWR 1000 County Class 4-6-0. “County of Pembroke”. Allocated new to Wolverhampton Stafford Road in 1947 it later went to Chester, Bristol Bath Road, Bristol St. Philips Marsh and Swindon. Withdrawn in April 1964 it was cut up across the line in the works during July of that year. A superb plate with the front only neatly restored. £4000
67 S&D Jt Fully Titled Cast iron TRESPASS NOTICE. “SOMERSET and DORSET JOINT LINE TRESPASSING ON RAILWAY…….” - with nine lines of text and dated August 1903. There has been some attempt to repaint the front of the sign over the original paintwork but this layer is already coming off and could be easily removed - 26’’ x 22’’. BTC £340
68 MR engraved brass SIGNAL LEVER PLATE “STARTING TO SETTLE”, from the box at Hawes Junction where a signalman’s error caused a major crash in December 1910. Face polished with remnants of wax infill – 4’’ x 5’’. (See next lot). £280
69 MR engraved brass SIGNAL LEVER PLATE “PASSENGER HOME FROM CARLISLE”  - as above lot. £310
70 BR(M) enamel DOORPLATE “TICKETS”. Good condition with excellent colour and shine with just one small chip repair on the letter “C” – 18’’ x 3½’’ n/s
71 SHEDPLATE “83D” PLYMOUTH LAIRA. Possibly repainted a long time ago. £110
72 Brass oval TENDERPLATE “WATER CAPACITY 3500 GALLONS”. Ex loco condition with “K190” stamped on the back. £55
73 BR(Sc) enamel DOORPLATE “WAITING ROOM”. Excellent colour and shine with some minor face scratches and chipping around the screw holes - 18’’ x 6’’. £55
74 BR(W) Half Flanged TOTEM “ST AUSTELL” from the Cornish station on the ex GWR line to Penzance. Good condition with excellent colour and shine - however the top flange is slightly bent resulting in a chip repair that just goes into the brown. £780
75 SR Bulleid Pacific NAMEPLATE “CLOVELLY” with matching WEST COUNTRY CLASS” SCROLL from SR West Country Class 4-6-2. “34037” built at Brighton in 1946 and numbered 21C137. Rebuilt in 1958 it was well traveled being allocated at Brighton, Ramsgate, Plymouth Friary, Exmouth Jct, Bricklayers Arms, Bournemouth, Eastleigh and Nine Elms. Withdrawn at the end of Southern steam in July 1967, it was stored at Weymouth MPD before being scrapped at Cashmores Newport in March 1968. Both the nameplate and scroll have been attractively face restored. This lot comes with its original BR sales document for their purchase in 1968 for £100. BTC (2) £14,550

Lots 1 - 75 | Lots 76 - 150 | Lots 151 - 225 | Lots 226 - 300
Lots 301 - 375 | Lots 376 - 450

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