Bursnips Road Signal Box
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| Bursnips Road Signal Box | |
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 Bursnips Road Signal Box, Essington | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Defunct, now a private residence. |
| Address | Bursnips Road, Essington |
| Town or city | Essington, Staffordshire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 52°37′37″N 2°02′46″W / 52.626868°N 2.046221°W |
| Completed | 1880 |
| Opened | 1880 |
| Closed | 1952 |
| Client | Hilton Colliery Railway |
| Owner | The Holly Bank Colliery Company Limited |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 1 |
Bursnips Road Signal Box is a former railway signal box in Essington, Staffordshire, England.[1][2] It was historically in use for the now-defunct Hilton Colliery Railway.[3][4][failed verification]
The building, a locally listed Grade C structure by South Staffordshire Council,[5] was also used as a company food store for sales to colliers and a local branch of the Royal British Legion. Latterly it has been converted into a private residence.[6]
The former trackbed is now part of the Wulfrun Way.[citation needed] It was the only railway near Essington which itself had no railway line or station at the time.[clarification needed]
References
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- ^ "South Staffordshire Local List of Buildings and Other Structures of Architectural or Historic Interest" (PDF). www.sstaffs.gov.uk. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Bursnips Road Signal Box". oakparkrunners railway & other snippets. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2025-01-26.