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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
63	LNER Double Royal Poster LONDON Via HARWICH, by Frank Mason. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London , Dunstable and Watford. A rare poster only available at auction once previously 7 years ago.	£920
64	Poster, London Electric Railway 'H. London, Thou Art Great…..' bearing this inscription by Thomas Dekker circa 1590, the London shield central to a skyline silhouette and a deep, floral border. D/R size with a 5" x 2" loss to bottom left corner.	£20
65	Poster, British Railways D/R "Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire" Tranquil scene of a couple of small row boats on the river beside an old malt house and a few cottages. From a painting by Edward Wessom. Published by British Railways Eastern Region ref no. PP1165 and printed by Jordison Ltd., London & Middlesborough. Some edge creasing and a 2" square piece missing from bottom right corner. This has take off the 'UGH' of the word Middlesborough so doesn't really detract.	£190
66	Poster, French Railways 'Ile De France', approximately D/R size. Excellent condition throughout, published and printed by French National Railways.	£30
67	Poster, Swiss Railways 'Pilatus Bahn'. Measures 34" x 21" and depicts a beautiful sunset looking down on the river and town with mountains as a backdrop. An early poster with a 1902 small timetable inset on the left. Stunningly vibrant and of excellent appearance despite being repaired on the rear with non-acetic tape.	£110
68	Poster, French Railways 'Go By Train To The French Alps'. Approximately D/R size, this extremely colourful poster is in excellent condition with just a few minor edge imperfections.	£40
69	Poster, South African Advertising measuring approximately 30" x 20, 'South African Grapes Pears & Pines' with the circular Springbok emblem. A very colourful poster with artwork by Chas Shiers. Excellent condition throughout	£22
70	Poster, 'Give Him A Guiness' depicting a rock climber swinging free below the title. Measures 30" x 20" having some loss to the left side on the blank white background only.	£20
71	Poster, 'I'm Only Here For The Beer, Double Diamond' depicting a rock/mountain climber reaching for the once famous bottle od DD, artwork by Larry. Measures 40" x 20" and is in extremely good condition, minor folds and slight crinkles at bottom.	£26
72	Poster, 'Fascinating Austria' measuring almost 39" x 25" depicting an image of a young woman in national dress holding flowers. Published by the Austrian Government, no doubt the Tourist Department. Very colourful and in excellent condition.	£30
73	Poster, 'G-D Luxembourg' measuring 39" x 24" and depicting a young lad with floppy hat and suitcase walking away past a 25 meter road marker leading to a raised barrier (across the border?). A delightful image, artwork by Hoss. Excellent condition.	£20
74	Poster, French SNCF double royal 'The Riviera For £25-10s, St Agulf Holiday Village' Dated 1958, a lovely poster in excellent condition.	£20
75	Poster, 'Post Office Savings Bank - The Post Office, Port Isaac, Cornwall' Almost D/R size, the central image is an early view from down on the beach that is bedecked with period cars and boats, looking up to the clifftop shops with a prominent Post Office of course. Extremely good condition.	£50
76	Nameplate ALNWICK CASTLE, ex Manchester Ship Canal Diesel Locomotive built by Hudswell Clarke works number 1075/1959 0-6-0 DE No. 4001	£800
77	Shedplate 14A, Cricklewood until May 1973. Totally ex loco	£160
78	GWR Enamel Trespass Notice measuring 30" x 22", white lettering on blue background. Good overall condition with good colour and shine. A few areas of chipping on the face but minimal lettering affected. Overall a very good, desirable sign pre-dating the cast iron ones.	£150
79	GWR C/I Sign 'Beware Trains' from Newport Docks area. Rear original, front overpainted with primer.	£80
80	BR(W) Enamel Station Direction Sign SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION STATION & CAR SERVICE TO PILNING, F/F. Measures 28" x 13" ans is in immaculate condition with the exception of a small chip top left corner just encroaching from the flange to the face, doesn't detract from this rare and quite unique sign.	£2,800
81	Shedplate 30B Hertford East until November 1960. A very rare Shedplate indeed, only once before at auction. Face only restored.	£870
82	Carriage Print Dryburgh Abbey from an original painting by Kenneth Steel, LNER series. In new frame.	£80
83	Caledonian Railway Tinplate Cash Box for coins. Measures 4½" x 3½" x 1½" and is stamped on the front face 'Caledonian'. Additionally, inside the box, is a Caledonian Railway (unmarked) Counterfeit Coin Detector. This measures just 3¼" x 1¼" approximately and has 5 varying width slots cut out to accept different coins.	£22
84	Fire Hydrant Signs, a quantity, the first being ornate oval 11½" x 8", the second rectangular 9" x 4". Both ex Birmingham. The third, a standard C/I Hydrant Marker 'WHO 20', the fourth a DRDC (Dudley Rural District Council) 4 SV 4ft 0 ins C/I Sign. Together with Sprinkler Stop Valve Inside C/I Sign bearing the makers name ' The Spencer Sprinkler Co. Ltd., Birmingham. Measures 26" x 12", red lettering on black background, all original. Ex Birmingham.	£50
85	North British Railway Mahogany cased split case block bell, in excellent condition and nicely stamped inside the case NBRY Co 499.	£60
86	Shedplate 86A, Newport Ebbw Junction until September 1963 and then Cardiff Canton until May 1973. Oval C/I, face only restored, back cleaned.	£110
87	LNER C/I Doorplate INSPECTOR. Reputedly ex Leeds hence the orange paintwork. Wonderful condition with years of paint layers, dirt and grime. Measures approximately 19¼" x 3¼". They certainly don't come better and this is a very rare example.	£290
88	Caledonian Railway Pocket Watch made by Hamilton & Inches. The back is inscribed No 1081 The Property Of The Caledonian Railway Co. In working order but does require servicing.	£250
89	SECR 4 aspect, square fronted Fogmans Handlamp clearly stamped with company initials on the side. The reservoir is stamped 'SAR' and the reflector 'SER'. The burner is stamped 'BR/SR' so the original body has seen later additions throughout its life. Excellent condition throughout.	£65
90	Totem, BR(Sc) UDDINGSTON CENTRAL, F/F. Ex Caledonian Railway station close to Motherwell. Almost mint condition, a stunning looking totem.	£450
91	Felix J.C. Pole His Book, For Private Circulation Only, Christmas 1954. This is the original edition, not the reprint. Was presented to A. Bond, who was the Chief Goods Manager for the GWR. The inside page is personally signed by Felix Pole and reads: To A. Bond with best wishes from Felix JC Pole'. A very rare book and even more desirable with this inscription.	£60
92	Shedplate 55H, Leeds Neville Hill until May 1973. Restored some time ago and an unusually heavy cating.	£60
93	GWR C/I Signalbox Board DAINTON TUNNEL SIGNAL BOX. Measures 101" x 9" and is totally ex signalboc with chocolate and cream colouring. Situated just outside the tunnel on the most famous of all Devon Banks, witness to the most magnificent of GWR locos through the railway age. Arguably one of the most evocative of locations on the entire GWR system.	£2,800
94	BR(M) Enamel Station Sign BOURNVILLE STATION, F/F with British Railways Totem at the top. Measures 36" x 18" and is in excellent condition with deep colour and shine.	£750
95	Single Line Tablet BENTLEY - BORDON No. 6, fibre construction in original leather pouch with hoop. Ex LSWR (Bentley & Bordon Railway) section in Hampshire being the small branch off the Alton to Guildford line. The leather pouch is clearly impressed 'Tyer & Co., Dalston, London' and under the flap it is date impressed twice, once with 7 59 and then 12 61. Strap broken but present, otherwise in excellent condition.	£150
96	Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway C/I Sign 'These Buckets Must Be Kept Full Of Water And Used Only In Case Of Fire'. Measures approximately 11" x 8½", face tastefully restored, back original.	£160
97	Midland Railway Wagon Registration Plate To Carry 14 Tons dated 1919b numbered 81036. Face resored, complete with lugs. Together with an oval Birmingham Rly Carriage & Wagon Co Builders Smethwick dated 1937. Face only restored.	£75
98	Nameplate NINA, alloy construction measuring just 13" x 5½" approximately. Totally ex loco condition with traces of black paint on the rim and background. Records show that this is ex 0-6-0ST built by Avonside Engine number 1656 in 1913. It was originally named MARY and would have had brass nameplates fitted then. It was used at Hutchinsons Trustees, Widnes. It is unknown when the renaming to NINA took place. Note: We sold the other side in the November 2006 auction.
99	Shedplate 84D Leamington until September 1963 and then Penzance until May 1973. An extremely rare Shedplate, never before at auction and a wonderful compliment to the Totem in this sale. Ex Loco condition.	£1,500
100	Nameplate CITY OF CARLISLE ex Class 86 numbered 86204, originally E3173, introduced August 1965. Prototype 'flexicoil' suspension test loco in 1970s. Used for pre-HST high-speed testing, early 1970s. British Rail speed record holder - 129mph, c1973-1976. Named in December 1978, withdrawn 2003 Easco, Immingham Railfreight Terminal. Totally ex loco condition.
101	Carriage Print Brixham from an original painting by Frank Mason, Western Region series. A very rare print which hasn't been available at auction for over 7 years. In excellent condition complete with original frame and safety glass.
102	BR LMR Telephone circuit card in original frame, From Blisworth , lists Blisworth Station S.F. Blisworth Shunters Up Side, Blisworth Telegraph Office and Blisworth Exchange, dated August 1964	£20
103	BR(E) 8 Inch Oak cased clock No 13645 with a Smiths Empire 7 day movement, the clock is in working condition and originates from Lowestoft Civil Engineer Harbour Works Concrete Depot which was closed in 1996, together with a LNER Enamel Look Out armband complete with its leather Strap retreived from the same location.	£360
104	LSWR Destination Indicator Enamel, ex Salisbury Station, 6.25 x 3.25 reads: Hurstbourne, Whitchurch, Overton, Oakley.	£120
105	GWR flat border style C/I Doorplate LADIES ROOM. Original chocolate and cream paint, ex station condition.	£100
106	Southern Railway Enamel Doorplate WAITING ROOM measures 18" x 6" and in excellent condition.	£130
107	Worksplate 'Built By (And On Loan To - erased) London North Eastern Railway 1944 Darlington Works No 1946'. Ex Stanier 8F Locomotive number (4)8450 built under Lot No 167 and returned to LMS during 1946-7. Oval engraved measuring 13¼" x 7¾". Ex Loco.	£280
108	Shedplate 6A, Chester until May 1973. Interestingly, this is a Scottish casting that was originally 66A and the second '6' has been ground off. C/I construction, restored.	£35
109	Cabside Numberplate 74, ex Manchester Ship Canal Locomotive built by Kitson works number 5371 in 1923, 0-6-0T scrapped 6/1963. 74 was delivered 18/9/23 to Mode Wheel and sent to Partington on the 22nd. One side edge of the plate is damaged from a wartime bomb explosion.	£320
110	BR(S) Station Running In Board WADEBRIDGE. A lovely sign that was once fitted into a frame on the station (photograph accompanies). It is in two halves, the first is 54" x 10" and the second is 61" x 10" so very manageable. Lovely dark green with deep shine and minimal damage. A very rare sign, very little turns up from this Cornish station and a totem would entail a re-mortgage.	£720
111	Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Locomotive/Tail Lamp manufactured by Polkey. Another lamp from this railway that has some, but not total provenance. Reputedly, it belonged to the widow of a former employee who purchased it a a sale either at Barnstaple or Pilton when the L&B closed in 1935. Looking at the accompanying photograph taken on the final day, the Bunker lamp looks very similar although not identical. It is known that a number of different lamps were used by the L&B and the locos indeed carried a variety of different types as spares. The lamp is bereft of paint and has the number 30 on both sides. The brass makers plate is also on one side and the original reservoir and burner is in situ.	£300
112	GWR large, old Coal Scuttle re-painted “GWR Loco”. Came from Wellington Engine Shed, probably the Foremans Office!.	£35
113	Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway brass 'Thunderer' Guards Whistle manufactured by Hudson Patent. Ornately engraved with S.D.J.Ry on one side. In working order and complete with original chain. A scarce whistle indeed.	£500
114	LMS Signalbox Name Board WEM. Ex LNWR Signalbox between Shrewsbury and Whitchurch. Wood with cast letters and of extremely manageable size having just 3 letters. Good condition with restored face. Some wood loss on rear which does not detract at all.	£300
115	Cabside Numberplate 9754 C/I construction. Ex GWR 0-6-0PT built Swindon June 1935 and allocated new to Old Oak Common. Remaining there for the majority of its working life, it wandered to St Philips Marsh in the early 1960's, then Westbury and withdrawal came from Yeovil in June 1965.	£460
116	Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Steel & Brass Tyers Signalling Tablet WOODA BAY - LYNTON number 2. Once the property of the chief accountant at Eastleigh, it was sent, along with others, to Eastleigh upon closure of the L&BR in 1935 and put to use as a paperweight. Excellent condition.	£2,000
117	Taff Vale Railway C/I Notice, fully titled ' Notice, No Public Road Over This Crossing - Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted' Totally ex lineside and of considerable scarcity.	£350
118	Worksplate Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No D1253 Railway Foundry 1959 Leeds England. Ex Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0DM Number D9. Oval cast brass measuring 12¾" x 8¼".	£100
119	Railway Convalescent Home China Ware qty 2 small Bowls comprising 3" maroon Finger Bowl and a green Finger Bowl. Both in excellent condition.	£30
120	Shedplate 12A, Carlisle Upperby until February 1958 and then Kingmoor until May 1973. C/I construction, ex loco condition.
121	Aluminium Tyers No 9 key token CHEPSTOW - WYE VALLEY Jnc a section on the former GWR line where the line branched of to the Forest of Dean, painted Red to signify Configuration A, a rare token.	£270
122	Crescent shaped C/I Wagon Plate THE BRISTOL & SOUTH WALES RAILWAY WAGON Co LTD OWNERS No 5930 a rare wagon plate recovered one of the South Wales collieries.	£310
123	Southern Railway Target CHRISTCHURCH. Ex LSWR station between Brockenhurst and Bournemouth. Some restoration but a scarce Target indeed, only a handful of times on the market.	£150
124	GWR C/I Propping Of Wagon Doors Sign showing the General Manager Felix J.C. Pole. Fully titled and dated March 1922, it has 10 lines of text. Face restored in chocolate and cream, back original. Measures a very manageable 14¼" x 12½". Uncommon with this manager.	£240
125	British Railways 1960s Station Masters Hat, with Station Master in woven band around hat and Gilt Lion & Wheel Badge. Marked J.Compton 1961.	£20
126	LNER C/I double sided Mile Post Top “6”. Very good, unrestored condition.	£26
127	Great Northern Railway C/I Crane Plate. Face only restored.
128	GWR Lamp Hut. A complete, authentic Lamp Hut in situ near Andover. The successful Buyer will be responsible for dismantling and taking away from site within 2 weeks of auction end (no leeway on this timescale whatsoever)	£580
129	LMS (LNWR Pattern) Wall Mounted Platform lamp Case, Ex Lidlington Station.	£230
130	Shedplate 40E, Colwick. Ex 90537 and in ex loco condition throughout.	£85
131	GWR C/I Signal Box Door Notice 'No Unauthorized Person Allowed In This Box'. Fully titled, face restored white on black, rear original.	£130
132	Wrenn 00 Model # 2224 Freight 8F 2-8-0 Locomotive number 48073. NMIB retaining original pamphlet for 48158 and the card proctive rings. Box is excellent with minimal signs of edge rubs	£55
133	Triang Hornby Boxed Battle Space Models, qty 3 comprising R216K Battlespace Rocket Launching Wagon: R249K Exploding Car: R128K Battle Rescue Helicopter Car. All appear good and each box still has plain cardboard sleeve.	£50
134	Fleischmann Double Model HO Gauge 1372/2 + 1374/2 Railcars in blue and cream. In original box with original pamphlet. Box has one end flap missing. Locos a little knocked but believed to be working	£30
135	Live Steam 3½" gauge model of 4470 Great Northern. A scratch built locomotive to an excellent standard and painted out in LNER blue livery. Built in 1940 by a 17 year old apprentice taking approximately 3 years to build during WWII austerity. Used in St. Mary's Park Prestwich and at Stand Grammar School Whitefield. A delightful locomotive that has languished for many years in a garage protected with tarpaper. No boiler certificate of course but looks to be in fine order and may well pass a test without any work.	£3,600
136	Live Steam 2½" Gauge 2-2-0 Locomotive scratch built in the mid 19th century and kept in the same family since then. A remarkable little loco constructed from brass and fired by methylated spirits. The two driving wheels are coupled directly to the pivot cylinders, these being fed via a steam pipe from the back of the boiler that runs centrally down through the footplate. Water is added to the boiler through the removable safety valve and the front of the boiler has a stop-cock mechanism for emptying. An operational whistle is affixed to the rear of the boiler. Last operated many years ago so functionality currently unknown but looks very sound. Wonderful patina developed over 150 years. The only visible defect is the chimney cap has come loose and requires re-brazing.
137	Shedplate 24L, Carnforth until September 1963. C/I construction, restored.	£110
138	Brush Traction Hawker Siddeley makers plate ex Class 92 Electric. In very good, ex loco condition.
139	LMS small pattern Waiting Room Lamp from Hulme End Station on the Leek & Manifold Rly. Complete with interior, Reservoir and Burner. A wonderful lamp from an extremely desirable location. Note this is one of a pair, we sold the other one in the November Auction!	£90
140	Totem BR(M) ECCLES, F/F. Ex LNWR station between Kenyon Junction and Manchester. In good condition with a couple of small face chips and fair colour and shine. This Totem has never been offered for sale at auction or privately.	£1,450
141	Carriage Print St Mawes Near Falmouth Cornwall from an original painting by Gyrth Russel, Western Region series. A rare print in excellent condition complete with original frame and safety glass.
142	Midland Railway Signal Box Hanging Lamp , Ex Cheltenham Spa St James Signalbox, complete with original brass reservoir, glass chimney and metal hanging hoop, acquired by a local permanent way man upon closure.	£100
143	GWR Lamp Tablet SOUTHALL , white on black enamel with top flange , couple of small chip repairs but retains a very good shine, a rare item not seen before. Compliments the totem from the same station elsewhere in the auction.	£175
144	Shedplate 9D, Buxton until September 1963 and then Newton Heath until May 1973. C/I construction, face only restored, back cleaned.	£70
145	GER 8" Mahogany cased clock with its original Seth Thomas 30 Hour movement and LNER dial painting and Ivorine numberplate 1244, the clock is in working condition and originates from Lowestoft North Station which was a former Norfolk and Suffolk Joint station closed in 1970.	£520
146	LNER Police Truncheon measuring 10½" in length with an additional ¾" brass ring at the end of the handle. A simple, yet probably most effective truncheon, unpainted or decorated, just bearing simple stamping of LNER on main shaft. Extremely good condition.	£120
147	Cuneo Limited Edition Print 'Intercity' published by Richard Lucraft and numbered 216/500. Signed by Terence Cuneo, Sir Bob Reid and Chris Green. Mounted but not framed, it is still sealed in original wrapping as supplied. Comes with original Certificate of Authenticity.	£50
148	Cuneo Limited Edition Print 'Storm Over Southall Shed' published by Richard Lucraft and numbered 167/350. Signed by Terence Cuneo, it is mounted but not framed. Comes with original Certificate of Authenticity.	£100
149	Tramway & Light Rolling Stock Enamel Makers Plate 'The Starbuck Car & Wagon Co. Ltd.Tramway & Light Railway Rolling Stock, Builders, Birkenhead'. Measures 3½" x 1¾ with scalloped corners, black lettering on white. Minor loss around mounting holes. The Works were situated at 283 Cleveland Street and some 3500 Trams, mostly exported to places such as Lisbon, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen and Brussels, were built there between 1868 and 1898. The early trams of Nottingham Sheffield and Leeds to name but a few, were produced by this company. A very rare makers plate indeed.	£60
150	GWR Enamel Lamp Tablet MARAZION. A truly incredible survivor from this little station, one stop out of Penzance at one of the top 10 bays in the entire world overlooking St. Michaels Mount. Opened 11th March 1852 by the West Cornwall Railway. Absorbed fully into the GWR on 1 January 1877 and closed to passengers 5 Oct 1964, with freight services following on 6 Dec 1965.The strange name derives from the important fairs and markets that were held in the town, the earliest dating back to 1070. The names of the two biggest markets - Marghas Byghan (Small Market) and Marghas Yow or Jew (Thursday Market) blurred over time to become 'Marazion'. The black and white lamp tablet measures approximately 17½" x 3" and is totally ex station. Top flange is a little rusty and other edges the same. No damage to text at all and overall is quite superb.Items from this location are exceedingly scarce.	£260
151	Advertising Signs qty 4 comprising Stamina Dog Foods, Wills Gold Flake, Spratts Dog Cakes and Retail All Weather Roof Repair. All manageable sizes and in varying condition.	£85
152	Enamel Advertising Sign, Hudsons Soap. Non pictorial measuring 29" x 8". Very good condition overall.	£110
153	Enamel Advertising Sign, Rinso. Measures 24" x 18" and is in good overall condition.	£150
154	Enamel Advertising Sign, Singer Sewing Machines. A stunning example of this small, 11" x 7½" pictorial sign. The colour is quite magnificent and the condition is superb.	£500
155	Enamel Advertising Sign, The Birmingham Post - Be In Good Company. A colourful example measuring 24" x 17" and in excellent condition.	£30
156	Shedplate 2C Northampton until July 1950 then Warwick until November 1958 and finally Stourbridge Junction from 1963 until April 1967. Face only restored.	£80
157	Capbadge, a pair of BR(M) Lion-over-Wheel INSPECTOR and FOREMAN, both in gilt. Extremely good condition but some slight tarnishing	£90
158	GWR brass Button Whistle as issued to Senior Staff. An excellent example in quite superb condition.	£210
159	Diesel Depot Plaque depicting the Cardiff Goat. Ex loco condition with no damage apart from very slight elongation of one of the bolt holes.
160	Totem, BR(W) SOUTHALL, H/F. Ex GWR station between Paddington and Reading. Excellent colour and shine, extremely good condition overall.	£600
161	Alloy Key Token BARMOUTH NORTH - DYFFRYN ARDUOWY. Ex Cambrian Railways section on the West Wales coast on the route to Portmadoc. Mounted in the original GWR stamped hooped carrier. Excellent condition throughout.	£210
162	Midland Railway 3 aspect Handlamp bearing a couple of brass plates, one on the side, one on the reducing cone, both fully titled and stamped 'B' and the number '22003'. Original rape burner/reservoir and in excellent, stripped condition ready for painting.	£95
163	GWR Hotels Chamberpot with ' GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY HOTELS' and shield coat of arms to the front , Mintons mark to the base. Ex Mortonhampstead Hotel and in in virtually mint condition. By far the best seen for many, many years at auction.	£580
164	BR transitional Enamel Sign BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET, F/F. Black lettering on white background measuring 41" x 19½". This type of sign was used to replace totems in the mid 1960's. Excellent condition throughout.	£85
165	LNWR 3 aspect Handlamp deeply stamped on the side 'FENNY STRATFORD P. WAY No. 10, A 18219' An excellent example, complete with undamaged glasses, reservoir and burner.	£260
166	Wagon Plates, a trio comprising C/I oval To Carry 10Tons, built 1920; 'D' Plate B852496 12T Darlington 1954 Lot No 2584; 'D' Plate B489118 13T B'ham C & WC 1953 Lot No. 2361	£20
167	Monmouthshire Railway & Canal Company C/I Boundary Marker, circa 1855. Complete, as recovered from Abercarn Tinplate Works Sidings. Measures 46" tall with a base of 13" x 10"	£350
168	Shedplate 5A Crewe North until May 1965. Face only restored.	£80
169	LMS Brass Seal with black wooden Handle 'LMS Carnwath'. Excellent, used condition.	£55
170	Smokebox Numberplate 42455. Ex Stanier 2-6-4T Locomotive built Derby in 1936. A North Wales loco spending time at Bangor and Chester. Moved to Blackpool in the early 1960's, withdrawn 1966. A superb, ex loco plate that received the obligatory white lining in the mid 1960's.	£350
171	Enamel Advertising Sign, Aylesbury Brewery Company, A.B.C. Colourful crest with central image of a goose. Measures 14¼" square , flanges and in mint condition.	£40
172	Enamel Advertising Sign, Nicolas Fines Bouteilles. Pictorial with man holding bottles in each hand. French origin measuring 15½" x 12" with small flange. Excellent condition throughout.	£60
173	Enamel Advertising Sign, Banania Petit Dejeuner Familial. French, colourful pictorial depicting North African wearing a Fez. Measures 12¼" x 12¾" with small flange and is in excellent condition.	£30
174	Enamel Advertising Sign, The Times. Rectangular shape 18¾" x 6¼", white lettering on dark blue background. Excellent condition and extremely displayable.	£140
175	Enamel Advertising Sign with Thermometer, Hier melk Westfalia. Measures 16¼" x 8½", blue background with semi pictorial image and inbuilt thermometer. Excellent condition throughout.	£20
176	North British Railway Enamel Platform Sign BOOKING AND WAITING HALL. Measuring 18" x 5" and was originally mounted in a frame.There is edge chipping but the cobalt blue lettering on off white background is excellent apart from a few chips impinging the 'W' and 'L'. Unusual wording and a sign of considerable scarcity.	£85
177	Brass Annetts Key PIRTON G.F. KEY C. Ex Midland Railway location between Worcester and Gloucester. At one time, there was a manual crossing and signal box there.	£110
178	North Staffordshire Railway brass Thunderer Patent Guards Whistle manufactured by McPherson Brothers Argyle St. Glasgow. One side clearly stamped 'N.S.R'. A very scarce whistle.	£150
179	LNWR C/I Signal Box Lever Description Plate ‘Pig Siding’. A scarce plate in ex box condition.	£35
180	Shedplate 8E Brunswick until 1958 and then Northwich until March 1968. Totally ex Loco	£190
181	GWR Ledger No. 1 from Swindon Works with a front label that details; Total Number Of Men And Boys Employed In Swindon Loco Factory And Abstract Of Number Taken On Left And Transferred Commencing Dec 10th 1904, Finished Oct 24th 1908. A quite superb, historic record, totally handwritten and in remarkably good condition throughout.	£200
182	Wagon Plate “Wagon Repairs Ltd Hamilton”. A Scarce Plate.	£40
183	GWR Wooden sign with C/I letters “Ladies Room”. In choc/cream, V.G.Condition.	£85
184	A Sugg-Rochester Pattern Glass Globe, unused as new boxed condition.	£45
185	Smokebox Numberplate 73112. Ex British Railways Standard Locomotive built Doncastre in October 1955 and allocated to the Southern Region. A nine Elms locomotive throughout, it was named MORGAN LE FAY in April 1960, a name formerly carried by N15 30750. The loco was scrapped in June 1965 by Wards. Clean ex loco, signs of a BR stress weld on the back rim. First time at auction.	£1,000
186	GWR Hotels Chamberpot with ' GWR HOTELS' in roundel to the front , Mintons mark to the base. Ex Mortonhampstead Hotel and in in virtually mint condition. By far the best seen for many, many years at auction.	£430
187	Rhymney Railway C/I Bridge Restriction Sign measuring 26" x 15". Fully titled and also mentions the company again in the text 'To Drivers And Owners Of Road Locomotives……' Face is painted in primer but looks so old, it may have been done whilst in situ.	£200
188	LNWR C/I Lever Description Plate “Detonator Placer”.	£30
189	Worksplate Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No D1189 Railway Foundry 1959 Leeds England. Ex Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0DM Nummber D4 working at Mode Wheel throughout. Oval engraved brass measuring 12¾" x 8". Accompanied by the C/I Registered By The British Transport Commission Plate No 2883 1959.	£140
190	Totem BR(S) HERNE BAY, F/F, dark green variety. Ex SECR station between Faversham and Margate. In excellent condition with good colour and shine and no chips to the face.	£460
191	Midland Railway Rotary block instrument, a nice example in ex box condition, the  needle pivots freely and the enamel indicator plate is in excellent condition with all the brass work nicely patinated, the mahogany case is stamped on the top MR Co Twice and the Manufacture date of 1914.	£155
192	Shedplate 11A Carnforth until April 1958 and then Barrow-in-Furness until June 1960. Face only restored.	£90
193	Carriage Print St Helier Jersey from an original painting by Claude Buckle, Southern Region B series. A rare print which has only appeared four times previously. In an original SR frame.
194	A LMS small cylindrical tinplate oil container with conical top and curved handle and complete its with original brass plate LMS STORES St HELENS JUNC No 310. An unusual item standing 10" tall.	£80
195	Circular C/I Wagon Plate YORKSHIRE RAILWAY WAGGON Co LIMITED WAKEFIELD OWNERS 07945 , a very early plate recovered one of the South Wales collieries. The Spelling of Waggon was changed to one G on the later ones.
196	A Pair Of Southern Railway SYX Brass cased repeaters, one Lamp repeater marked S.R.LY 6.21.22.23. In/Out ,the other is a signal repater Marked On Wrong Off , both appear to be complete and the needles swing freely.	£70
197	Chrome plated steel Tyers No 9 key token YNISYGEINON Sdgs - PONTARDAWE Sta a section on the former Midland Railway line closed in 1950, Configuration C, a rare token.
198	GWR Ivorine Signal Box Instrument/Shelf Plate CHURCHDOWN RELIEF LINES. Approximately 4¾" x 1½" in excellent condition. Churchdown was just north of Gloucester on the line to Cheltenham, the relief lines were completed in wartime 1942 using the LNER practise of taking the lines on the outside of the platforms.	£90
199	BR(M) Enamel Station Direction Sign RUGELEY TOWN STATION, F/F with a left facing arrow. Ex LNWR station between the Trent Valley station and Walsall. Measures 28" x 13" with some edge chipping and one small face chip not affecting lettering. Reasonable colour and shine.	£275
200	Original Watercolour Painting by Frank H. Mason depicting the panoramic view of Whitby and beyond to Sandsend. This was the very painting used for the famous LNER 'East Coast' Poster and this painting is annotated such. Measures 28" x 20" in its frame and shows the vibrancy of his work around this era. Note: Frank H. Mason (b. 1876; d.1965) Born in Durham in Yorkshire, Frank Mason began his career at sea, educated as a cadet on HMS Conway. Having served in the Royal Navy in the First World War, Mason became a war artist, several such paintings can be seen at the Imperial War Museum. Between the wars he became a full-time artist, working as an illustrator, a poster artist for railway companies, and supplying posters and postcards for shipping companies. From 1900 onwards he exhibited at the RA, and was awarded RI in 1929.	£2,000
201	Original Watercolour Painting by Frank H. Mason depicting the panoramic view of Scarborough from the cliff top to the south. As prepared for the early British Railways Poster of the same name and annotated by the artist as such in the bottom left corner. Measures 28½" x 21½" in its wooden frame. When seeing the actual poster, it is evident that a final painting was done from this painting, adding more vibrancy. A rare opportunity to acquire an original Mason Painting. Note: Frank H. Mason (b. 1876; d.1965) Born in Durham in Yorkshire, Frank Mason began his career at sea, educated as a cadet on HMS Conway. Having served in the Royal Navy in the First World War, Mason became a war artist, several such paintings can be seen at the Imperial War Museum. Between the wars he became a full-time artist, working as an illustrator, a poster artist for railway companies, and supplying posters and postcards for shipping companies. From 1900 onwards he exhibited at the RA, and was awarded RI in 1929.	£2,000
202	GWR Scroll for the Funeral Of Her Late Most Gracious Majesty The Queen, Arrangements Of Royal Train, Paddington to Windsor, 1.32pm Saturday 2nd Feb 1901. An absolutely stunning item with the complete train including the locomotive positioned across the page as a guide to a table beneath announcing the individuals in each carriage and the loco crew. Ornate, coloured border with the royal crests in each of the top corners. Printed by Waterlow & Sons, it is in the original, gilded frame bearing a label on the rear stating that it is the private property of E. Ford. This gentleman was the Chief Goods Manager of the GWR from Feb 1924 until Mar 1931 and the item hung in his Paddington Office. The vendors Grandfather was Goods Manager at Paddington and acquired the item during his career. Excellent condition with just the slightest hint of foxing top centre. The frame has lost some gilding which detracts little for such an historic survivor.	£210
203	LNWR/LMSR 8 “ Mahogany cased Fusee clock . Original dial lettered BR(LM) John Walker, 1 South Molton St. London, numbered 324. In excellent working condition. A nice desirable size	£870
204	Shedplate 16A Nottingham until September 1963 and then Totoan until May 1973.Unrestored.	£80
205	GWR Horse Grooming Comb. Manufactured from what appears to be horn, it measures 4½" x 3" with 15 teeth. Faintly stamped 'GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY' on one side. Good condition with normal wear through use, three teeth a little shorter than the others. An interesting item, not seen previously by us.	£75
206	Worksplate Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No D1186 Railway Foundry 1959 Leeds England. Ex Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0DM Number D1 named ASHDOWN working at Mode Wheel throughout. Oval engraved brass measuring 12¾" x 8". Accompanied by the C/I Registered By The British Transport Commission Plate No 2902 1960.	£160
207	London Brighton & South Coast Railway 3 aspect Handlamp. A superb example stamped with company initials on the side body and also on the reducing cone. Also stamped 'E S9 MB' on the handle. Complete with original reservoir and an SR stamped burner.	£120
208	LNER C/I Tresspass sign Ref no TPLN108 exatly the same as the standard LNER tresspass but without the 07 casting number , described by Tim Petchey as being quite rare, restored front and rear.	£75
209	LNER Scottish pattern mahogany cased dual line block instument in nice unrestored condition test label inside reads 22-4-52	£110
210	Southern Railway Enamel Target NORBURY. Ex LBSCR station between Streatham Common and Croydon. Very good condition with good colour and shine and some edge chipping. Complete with original backboard and metal bracket. An uncommon target Norbury never had Totems.	£380
211	Original Oil Painting on board and framed, 'Dukedog 3217 Climbing Freshfield Bank on the Bluebell Railway' by CJ Hall.	£20
212	Framed Photographs, qty 7 of Hurstbourne Station together with an oval brass Milk Churn Plate 'H.B. Crane, Hurstbourne' which is nicely displayed in a glazed frame.	£22
213	LNWR C/I Bridgeplate number 3. Normal ampersand, totally ex bridge condition.	£38
214	Caledonian Railway Stevens pattern C/I Signal Finial.	£90
215	LNWR 3 aspect Handlamp stamped on the side 'WALSALL COACHING A 27668'. Also stamped on the reducing cone ' 'L&NWR Car. Dep. Wolverton. Complete with undamaged glasses, reservoir stamped 'LMS' and burner. A very good example indeed.	£140
216	Shedplate 21B Bournville until February 1960 and then Bescot until September 1963. Face only restored.	£210
217	Shepherd Limited Edition Print 'On Shed' depicting 92203 in the gloom of the shed with a few rays of sunshine creeping through. Numbered 335 of 500 and signed by David Shepherd. Tastefully framed, the overall measurements being 44" x 29½". Excellent condition.	£220
218	Cuneo Limited Edition Print ' Stabling For Giants' depicting the 1971 painting of the Engine Sheds at Boulogne. Numbered 99 of 500, the print measures 34" x 25" in its tasteful glazed frame.	£50
219	Cuneo Limited Edition Print 'The Running Sheds Of The Great Caerphilly And Vole-Tail Central Railway'. This print from the original 1973 painting, is the comical representation of the locomotive Earl De Catnip and staff at the railway. Beautifully framed the print id numbered 66 of 850 and bears the original signature of the Master himself. Measures 33½" x 25¼" in the frame and is in superb condition.	£45
220	Totem, BR(M) WEM F/F. Ex LNWR station between Shrewsbury and Whitchurch. Good colour and shine, one area of restoration between the 'W' and 'E'. Has the distinction of being the only 3 letter totem from the Midland Region.	£480
221	Southern Railway small glazed China Jug, displaying the early Southern Railway, fully titled Garter Crest to the front and the makers name, John Maddock and Sons, to the base. Unusually, this one has its original, hinged pewter lid complete with lifting knob. A rare and desirable piece of Southern Chinaware.	£25
222	Railway Horse Brasses mounted on an original piece of leather. There are 10 altogether comprising:- 1 GWR, 2 L&NWR, 3 LMS and 4 MRCo. A nice selection in very good condition.	£150
223	Worksplate, North British Locomotive Company Ltd., Glasgow number 27665 of 1958, alloy construction. Ex North British Type 2 B-B Class 22 number D6300, introduced to traffic in January 1959 as first of the class and allocated to Swindon. Withdrawn from Laira in May 1968 and cut up at J. Cashmore Newport in January 1969. Purchased at a Laira Open day	£720
224	BR(S) Enamel Doorplate STAFF ONLY, F/F dark green variety. Measures 18" x 3½" with excellent colour and shine and a few expertly executed repairs around one bolt hole and the edge.	£80
225	Flamecut Cabside Panel 25065. Ex British Railways Type 2 Locomotive, originally numbered D5215, built Derby July 1963 and allocated to Toton. Withdrawn Febbruary 1981 and cut up at Swindon the following month.	£50
226	GWR Coppertop 3 aspect Guards Handlamp deeply incised with the initials 'GWR' on the side. Complete with undamaged glasses, copper, non-standard reservoir and burner. The front lens is not the etched variety but plain.	£120
227	GWR Jigsaw WINDSOR CASTLE (the oval example) complete with original brown label box and in excellent condition, one of the rarer GWR puzzles manufactured by Chad Valley Harbourne.	£70
228	Shedplate 31A Cambridge until May 1973. Face only restored.	£100
229	Furness Railway Enamel Warning Sign ' Gates Must Not Be Opened Until It Has Been Ascertained That The Line Is Clear In Both Directions'. Measures 18" x 18", white lettering on blue background. Fairly flat but still good colour and most unusually well bereft of chips, most were damaged considerably.	£130
230	Alloy Roadsign BROMSGROVE STATION. Measures 30" x 11¾" with a ½" raised border. Original condition, black lettering and border on white background.	£65
231	Road Sign LEVEL CROSSING with single gate image. Alloy construction with the original makers name of Needham, Stockport embossed onto the centre, raised border. Face only restored.	£50
232	Road Sign CROSS ROADS + with all reflectors intact. Alloy construction. Excellent condition throughout.
233	GWR brass Signalbox Shelf Plate ROUND OAK SOUTH. Machine engraved, excellent condition.	£120
234	British Railways C/I Bridgeplate, LNWR pattern No 1. Tastefully restored face, rear original.	£30
235	LNER small Calling On Signal Arm & Spec Plate, embossed ‘LNER 1937 D21591 & WB & S Co.Ltd. London & Chippenham’. With original glasses and in very good overall condition.	£40
236	Carriage Print Malden Essex from an original painting by Henry J. Denham, LNER series. In original glazed frame.	£24
237	Southern Railway Brass Cased SYX Signal Indicator most unusually with the original WR Sykes brass plate on the case. Shows Signal On - Off - Wrong	£110
238	LMS Brass Seal with black wooden Handle 'LMS Motherwell (Pass)' Excellent, used condition.	£55
239	Cunard White Star Line Menus, qty 3, all from the RMS Queen Mary comprising:- Dinner for Sunday August 1st 1948 with a colour image of RMS Britannic on cover; Dinner for Tuesday August 3rd with colour image of a country scene on cover; Luncheon for Monday August 2nd 1948 with an image of Sailing Ships and a Tug on front cover (probably a Frank mason image) All are in extremely good condition throughout.	£20
240	Shedplate 41A Sheffield Darnall until April 1964. Face Restored Only.	£70
241	Alloy and brass Key Token OSWESTRY NORTH - ELLESMERE. Original green paint, interestingly has an original brass end fitted stamped with the letter 'C'. Ex Cambrian Railways section.
242	LMS Lamp Tablet 10" x 3½" FULWELL & WESTBURY , red background with opaque lettering on glass , a rare survivor from the former LNWR station on the line from Banbury to Verney Junction closed on the 2nd December 1963.	£70
243	GWR Stratford-On-Avon "Refeshment Rooms" saucer, Measures 5¼" Dia and is in excellent undamaged condition, a great rarity.	£100
244	BR(M) Enamel Station Direction Sign RUGELEY TRENT VALLEY STATION, F/F with the word 'STATION' set between a right facing arrow. Ex LNWR West Coast main line station between Tamworth and Stafford. Measures 28" x 13" with narrow flange. Good overall condition, some fading but still has reasonable shine. Some minor chipping around the periphery.	£300
245	Spratts Advertising Enamel Sign depicting the three 'Scottie Dog' images in line. Fully flanged and numbered 344 in the bottom right corner, this scarce sign measures 20" x 4" and is in excellent condition throughout with just minor blemishes and very slight loss around the bolt holes.	£310
246	Advertising Sign 'Players Please' 30" x 13" blue glass with clear lettering with mirrored finish. Good condition with original hanging hooks, ready to display.	£40
247	Advertising Enamel 36" x 24" dark blue on white background ' Cadburys Chocolates - Delicious And Wholesome made At Bournville' In fair condition with some edge chipping.	£40
248	Advertising Tinplate Sign 36" x 24" 'Senior Service Satisfy, Tobacco At Its Best' Excellent condition.	£18
249	Totem BR(W) PENZANCE, H/F. Ex GWR station at the very end of England in the beautiful county of Cornwall. In very good condition with a couple of small face chips and a minor loss of shine , a rare and evocative Cornish totem , which has only appeared once at auction before.	£3,600
250	Nameplate ARUNDEL CASTLE, ex Manchester Ship Canal Diesel Locomotive built by Hudswell Clarke works number 1076/1959 0-6-0DE No. 4002	£1,000
251	Aluminium Tyers No 9 key token PENCADER - LAMPETER a section on the former GWR line closed in 1965, painted yellow to signify Configuration D, a uncommon section.	£150
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