Image Lewes signal box, closed (LBSC, 1888)
Lewes signal box, closed (LBSC, 1888)
Lewes signal box, closed (LBSC, 1888) Constructed in 1888 for the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway (LBSC) Lewes signal box was shut in December 2019 when the branch to Seaford was resignalled with control moving to the 'operating centre' at Three Bridges. No doubt, much to the annoyance of Network Rail, the box was Grade II listed just two years before its closure meaning that it has to be kept largely as it is with maintenance needed. The citation makes special reference to its largely original looks and, in particular, the characteristic rounded upper lights (windows) as seen in this photograph. It also notes the personal needs facility added towards the end of the twentieth century! There have been various plans to re-purpose the box but nothing has happened as yet.
Lewes signal box, closed (LBSC, 1888) Constructed in 1888 for the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway (LBSC) Lewes signal box was shut in December 2019 when the branch to Seaford was resignalled with control moving to the 'operating centre' at Three Bridges. No doubt, much to the annoyance of Network Rail, the box was Grade II listed just two years before its closure meaning that it has to be kept largely as it is with maintenance needed. The citation makes special reference to its largely original looks and, in particular, the characteristic rounded upper lights (windows) as seen in this photograph. It also notes the personal needs facility added towards the end of the twentieth century! There have been various plans to re-purpose the box but nothing has happened as yet.


Constructed in 1888 for the London, Brighton & South Coast

Railway (LBSC) Lewes signal box was shut in December 2019 when the branch to Seaford was resignalled with control moving to the 'operating centre' at Three Bridges. No doubt, much to the annoyance of Network Rail, the box was Grade II listed just two years before its closure meaning that it has to be kept largely as it is with maintenance needed. The citation makes special reference to its largely original looks and, in particular, the characteristic rounded upper lights (windows) as seen in this photograph. It also notes the personal needs facility added towards the end of the twentieth century! There have been various plans to re-purpose the box but nothing has happened as yet.