Tynemouth, The Broadway, Road Signal System

HER Number:
5669

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth, The Broadway, Road Signal System

Place:
Tynemouth

Map Sheet:
NZ37SE

Class:
Communications

Site Type: Broad:
Signalling Structure

Site Type: Specific:
Traffic Lights

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
White metal cabinet at side of road ajacent to a lamppost. Plaque says "Autoflex Road Signal System - Patents Applied For - The Siemens and General Electric Railway Signal Company Ltd, London". On the opposite side of the road there is a post incorporating a vent syastem [for a sewer?]

Easting:
362

Northing:
701

Grid Reference:
NZ362701

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5669 >> Pers. Comm. I. Ayris, 1996