Live Auction For : SATURDAY 27th JUNE AT GARTELL LIGHT RAILWAY, COMMON LANE, YENSTON,
            TEMPLECOMBE, SOMERSET, BA8 0NB

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289 S&DJR small enamel Signal Box Signal Repeater Description Plate “Evercreech Jct. North & South Boxes and Yard”. v.g.c. and what a description!! 301 BR Southern Region double royal Poster titled “Excursions to London” featuring a shops and theatre artwork frieze by Lander. The train timetable lists 22 stations in Dorset and Hampshire some of which are now closed i.e. Wimborne, Broadstone, Creekmoor Halt, Bournemouth West etc. v.g.c. and presented in a glazed clip frame 1000x700mm. (39.3x27.5in) overall.
290 Channel Island Airways cloth Uniform Badge bearing the initals, coat of arms and laurel leaves in gilt wire. This company was incorporated on 12th. Dec 1934 as the parent company controlling Jersey and Guernsey Airways. The capital being jointly held by The Great Western and Southern Railways. A scarce badge in v.g.c. 302 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “87K” (Swansea Victoria). A scarce early code face restored only.
291 Enamel Advertising Sign “The Shepton Mallet Mineral Water Compys. Aerated Waters of the Highest Quality & Absolute Purity” with pictorial of “The Market Cross, Shepton Mallet”. A few small chips but none affecting the picture. A scarce enamel with good colour and shine. 640x483mm. (25x19in). 303 S&DJR wooden Signal Box Nameboard with cast iron letters “West Pennard”. Slight loss to rear of top frame and minor rot to bottom right corner otherwise very good ex-box condition. 2320x310mm. (91.3x12.2in). West Pennard was between Evercreech Junction and Glastonbury on the Highbridge Branch. As far as we know this is the first time that a signal box board from this branch has been offered for sale.
292 BR Scottish Region double royal pictorial Poster “Largs, Ayrshire” by Montague B. Black. A splendid birds eye view of the coast line, sands, promenade, gardens and distant hills. Some minor edge tears but no folds. v.g.c. 304 Cast brass Single Line Key Token, the head engraved “Pottington - Barnstaple Town 4”. v.g.c.
293 BR(M) Bakelite cased 9in. Wall Clock with 8 day movement by Smiths. The winding of the spring being via a protruding knob through the base of the surround which also adjusts the hands. The original dial is lettered “Smiths 7 jewel eight day BR(M) 20641”. v.g.c. and working order. 305 “L&SWR” large silver plated two handled Sugar Bowl by Walker & Hall. Nicely face marked with the company initials in elegant intertwined script. v.g.c.
294 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “86G” (Pontypool Road). An uncommon code face restored a long time ago. 306 Enamel Advertising Sign “Park Drive Plain & Cork Tipped 10 for 4d, 5 for 2d.” Two edge chips otherwise lovely condition with superb deep colour and shine. In a wooden frame 975x678mm. (38.4x26.7in) overall.
295 BR Western Region double royal Letterpress Poster “Holiday Runabout Tickets etc. Glorious Devon and Smiling Somerset”. Lists stations in six different areas of which some two dozen are now closed. Dated April 1950 and in v.g.c. Presented in a glazed frame 1045x660mm. (41x26in) overall. 307 S&DJR Luggage Labels. 24 number headed “So. West and Mid Railway Companies Som. and Dor. Joint Line” together with 2 examples headed “Southern and London Midland and Scottish Railway Companies” and L&SWR example “To Nottingham via Templecombe and Bath”. Most are to ‘home’ stations and v.g.c. in the majority. (27).
296 Two Posters by Fred Taylor printed for London Transport in 1913 titled “The Wrong Way to Get On” and “The Right Way to Get Off”. The former showing a top hatted gent stumbling whilst trying to board a moving bus of the period and the latter showing a lady alighting the bus under the watchful eye of the conductor. A scarce pair of posters mounted on board and laminated. 765x510mm. (30x20in) each. 308 London Transport four aspect ‘Bardic’ battery operated Handlamp. The cast body clearly displaying the embossed “London Transport” roundel device. v.g.c. and working order. These LT lamps are much scarcer than the BR versions.
297 “South Eastern & Chatham Railway Companies Managing Committee” fully titled cast iron Sign re: Farmers and their servants not being permitted to drive traction engines over crossing. Restored a while ago. 309 Southern Railway official glass Advertising Paperweight. Company title in sunshine lettering above “Golden Arrow London (Victoria) and Paris (Nord) Pullman comfort all the way”. v.g.c.
298 Three S&DJR pewter Signal Instrument Plates “Tablet Stourpaine”, “Bell Blandford” and “Peg Block Corfe Jc”. Together with a similar plate “Fordingbridge Tablet” from the West Moors - Salisbury Line. v.g.c. (4). 310 London & North Western Railway original Coat of Arms Transfer nicely mounted onto a polished wooden panel and presented in a glazed frame with gilt slip. This is the eighth of our coats of arms in today’s sale from the collection of The London Railway Club / Woolwich Railway Museum. 435x384mm. (17x15in).
299 Southern Railway stout hardbacked Ledger titled “S.R. Through Distances for Merchandise by Passenger Train from Templecombe Station”. 149 pages covering most of the stations in England and Wales. v.g.c. 311 LSWR untitled cast iron ‘long’ Gate Notice “Penalty for not shutting gate £2”. Restored.
300 “British Railways - Southern Region North Kent West Junction” Signalling and Track Diagram on stout paper. Nicely detailed including plenty of semaphore signals. Date stamped for Sept. 1967. v.g.c. and rolled only. 1005x455mm. (39.3x27.5in) overall. 312 Southern Railway bevelled edged Carriage Mirror lettered “SR” in green to centre. Small chip to bottom edge otherwise v.g.c. and in an original carriage print frame.