Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Valley Station Signal Box
Valley, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Valley, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 19 January 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 19 January 1998
- Locality
- Valley
- Community
- Valley
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.28137, -4.56307
- Cadw reference
- 19233
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 93 Holyhead (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located at the S end of Valley, directly NW of the level crossing on the B4545.
History
Probably built mid C19. In December 1867 the 'way and works' committee ordered that the 'block' telegraph be installed between Chester and Saltney and in February 1869 the train telegraph ordered for the remainder of the Chester to Holyhead Railway, including 15 new huts at a total cost of £3,450. In 1870 it was ruled that the 'absolute block' system be adopted on the CHR immediately and in 1871, that all points on the line be interlocked, the 'speaking' telegraph was ordered for the line the following year.
Exterior
A 2-storey, timber built signal box, clad with horizontal tongued and grooved panelling and with large, horizontally-sliding sash windows on three sides to upper storey; lower storey with 4-pane fixed lights. Slate roof with projecting eaves and verges, plain bargeboards with pointed gable apex finials.
Interior
Unaltered and retains lever frames.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-preserved example of a timber-built Signal Box; forming a group with Valley Railway Station.
Nearby in the register
- Valley Railway Station Main BuildingTransportunder 1 mi
- Telford Milestone (4)Transportunder 1 mi
- Pont Traeth Cleifiog (partly in Valley Community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Pont Traeth Cleifiog (partly in Llanfair-yn-Neubwll Community)Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.