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Post by jimbo on Feb 4, 2020 21:19:34 GMT
Back in the 1950/60s there was a distinctive tower building at the London end of the fast up platform buildings at Seven Kings, now long gone. I have always wondered its original purpose and age. Was this an earlier signal cabin pre-electrification? I have found no photos on-line.
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Post by goldenarrow on Feb 4, 2020 23:23:50 GMT
jimbo , Diagrams on pages 15 to 17 of this (clicking will download) document from 1949 show Seven Kings signal box situated between Up Local and the Down Through. Only photo I can find even remotely close to where you are describing is this shot from 1975.
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Post by elsombernie on Feb 4, 2020 23:28:34 GMT
That isn't Seven Kings. The road layout in front of the station is wrong.
That looks more like Goodmayes to me.
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Post by goldenarrow on Feb 4, 2020 23:41:52 GMT
That isn't Seven Kings. The road layout in front of the station is wrong. That looks more like Goodmayes to me. Thanks for the nudge. |
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Post by jimbo on Feb 5, 2020 3:14:07 GMT
jimbo , Diagrams on pages 15 to 17 of this (clicking will download) document from 1949 show Seven Kings signal box situated between Up Local and the Down Through. Only photo I can find even remotely close to where you are describing is this shot from 1975. The photo is of Seven Kings when enlarged to read lampshades. There is a foundation at the London end which may have been the site, unless it was a free-standing building further along the platform. I only ever saw it from passing local line trains. It could well have predated the electrification resignalling by another generation, or two! |
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Post by crusty54 on Feb 5, 2020 8:27:28 GMT
jimbo , Diagrams on pages 15 to 17 of this (clicking will download) document from 1949 show Seven Kings signal box situated between Up Local and the Down Through. Only photo I can find even remotely close to where you are describing is this shot from 1975. The photo is of Seven Kings when enlarged to read lampshades. There is a foundation at the London end which may have been the site, unless it was a free-standing building further along the platform. I only ever saw it from passing local line trains. It could well have predated the electrification resignalling by another generation, or two! The Hochtief site office for the Crossrail bridge and lifts project occupied that site. There were double deck cabins and an exit to street level. The drains from the old building were used. |
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Post by jimbo on Feb 13, 2020 17:35:50 GMT
jimbo .. Only photo I can find even remotely close to where you are describing is this shot from 1975. Does anyone know when these buildings date from? They are pretty standard along the line. |
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Post by crusty54 on Feb 14, 2020 23:58:11 GMT
jimbo , Diagrams on pages 15 to 17 of this (clicking will download) document from 1949 show Seven Kings signal box situated between Up Local and the Down Through. Only photo I can find even remotely close to where you are describing is this shot from 1975. The photo is of Seven Kings when enlarged to read lampshades. There is a foundation at the London end which may have been the site, unless it was a free-standing building further along the platform. I only ever saw it from passing local line trains. It could well have predated the electrification resignalling by another generation, or two! The building in the photo was about half way down the platform. |
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Post by jimbo on Apr 8, 2020 5:26:02 GMT
Have made some progress with help of the Great Eastern Railway Society. At least they have located a photo of the unusual tower on Seven Kings fast London platform which confirms my memory. It is picture no.21 in the Middleton Press book "Ilford to Shenfield", by Dave Brennand. I will have to look for a copy to understand it further, unless a member is able to help. That it was demolished separately suggests that it was freestanding even if adjacent to the remaining platform buildings. Perhaps it predated them and was the last remaining of many such towers along the line? Perhaps it was a water tower for the station buildings, or to supply steam locos? Was it an early signal box? I could quite see it providing a goods lift from road level to platform level for such as milk churn business for London, the empty return churns being lighter to deal with from the eastbound platform. But perhaps the adjoining road level is quite modern, and only results from a ramp to the bridge which probably replaced an earlier level crossing?
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