Despite having not signalled any trains for many, many years,

the former Weston-super-Mare box still looks remarkably intact and in good condition. This is undoubtedly due to it being Grade II due listed by Historic England by dint of it being considered to be the oldest surviving signal box on the network. Built in 1866 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway the structure is built in their classic style from coursed-squared limestone with Bath stone dressings and a Welsh slate roof. When I last visited the box the public could still access it as it was in a car park but now it is fenced off being inside a Network Rail compound.