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GWRA Auction of Railwayana 12^th 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