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Railway signalling bell by Siemens and Halske

George III's clockwork bell

1761

Ship's bell, Southern Railway

1930

Great Central Railway ship's bell, SS Dewsbury

1910

'ATM' extension bell

circa 1938

Bell reputedly used at opening of Manchester Ship Canal Number 9 Dock

Bell with cover (blue)

Green signalling bell. C.1960

Bell from Liverpool Road Station

circa 1831

Alarm bell for Cooke and Wheatstone Telegraph

1840

Alarm bell, coal mining.

Bell from Cable Ship 'Faraday', 1923

1923

Bell with missing cover (blue)

'ATE' bell

Signalling block bell, cowbell type, with tapper, Great Western Railway.

Great Western Railway block bell

1838-1948

Bell from Duchess of Hamilton locomotive. Constructed in 1938 for the Locomotives visit to the USA. Inscription on plaque atatched on plinth writes: "This Bell was cast in the brass foundry of crewe locomotive works in 1938. It was fitted to the engine of " the Coronation Scot" train which visited the United States of America in connection with the New York World Fair 1939. The weight of the bell and clapper is 1 CWT. The cast iron frame also weights 1 CWT".

Bell from Duchess of Hamilton locomotive

1938

Ship's bell, brass, London Tilbury & Southend Railway/Midland Railway, inscribed "Rose 1901", from the Twin-Screw Steamship Rose, allocated to the Tilbury-Gravesend service, built by A W Robertson & Co Ltd, London, 1901, withdrawn and broken up 1961.

ship's bell rose

1901

Bell, Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway and Great Central Railway, no markings, with bracket, ex Dunford Bridge Halt Signal Box.

Bell, Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway and Great Central Railway

Station bell, brass, Norwich & Spalding Railway, embossed 'N & S Railway 1839' [1859] with bracket.

Station bell, Norwich & Spalding Railway

1859

Ship's bell, brass, Southern Railway/British Railways (Southern Region), inscribed "T.S.S. Canterbury", from the Twin-Screw Steamship Canterbury, constructed for the "Golden Arrow" London-Paris service by Wm. Denny & Bros Ltd, Dumbarton, 1929, withdrawn and broken up 1964.

ship's bell tss canterbury

1929

Ship's bell, brass, Southern Railway, inscribed 'Isle of Thanet', clapper missing, from the Twin-Screw Steamship Isle of Thanet, allocated to Folkestone and Dover, built by Wm. Denny & Bros Ltd, Dumbarton, 1925, withdrawn 1963 and broken up 1964.

Brass ship's bell, Southern Railway - 'Isle of Thanet'

1925

Bell, Great Western Railway, embossed 'Great Western Railway July 18 1837 G.T.C. London Terminus', with 3 small embossed bells, no provenance.

London Terminus bell, Great Western Railway

1837

Signal bell; part of Sykes Lock Block system ex Norwich Thorpe Junction Signalbox; Great Eastern Railway. Presented to R.W. Thorpe on his retirement

Signal Bell

Ship's bell, brass, Great Western Railway, inscribed "Pembroke", from the Paddle Steamship/Twin-Screw Steamship Pembroke, allocated to the Irish service from Milford, converted in 1895, transferred to Weymouth and ran on the Channel Islands service, built by Laird Bros, 1880, withdrawn and broken up 1925.

ship's bell pembroke

1880

Bell, Midland Railway, no markings, ex Motive Power Depot, Cricklewood.

Bell, Midland Railway

Ship's bell, brass, Great Eastern Railway, inscribed "S.S. Amsterdam", from the Twin-Screw Steamship Amsterdam I, built by Earle's Company Ltd, Hull, 1894 and withdrawn 1928.

Ship's Bell for SS Amsterdam

1894

Bell, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, embossed 'L&Y Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway', no provenance.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway bell

Bell, Stockton & Darlington Railway, embossed 'C&G Mears Founders London 1855, Stockton & Darlington Railway'.

Bell, Stockton & Darlington Railway

1855

Ship's bell, brass, Southern Railway, inscribed 'Haslemere', from the Single-Screw Steamship Haslemere, based at Southampton, built by Messrs. D & W Henderson & Co Ltd, Glasgow, 1925, withdrawn and broken up 1959.

Brass ship's bell, Southern Railway - 'Haslemere'

1925

Station bell, London & Birmingham Railway, brass bell on metal bracket mounted on backboard. ex Curzon St. Station, Birmingham.

Station bell, London & Birmingham Railway

Bell, Great Western Railway, embossed 'Great Western Railway 1838', ex Reading Station turret clock.

Bell, Great Western Railway

1838

Ship's bell, brass, Southern Railway, inscribed 'Fishbourne', with rope, from the Double Twin-Screw Motor Vessel Fishbourne, allocated to the vehicular ferry service between Portsmouth and Fishbourne, built by Wm. Denny & Bros Ltd, Dumbarton, 1927, withdrawn 1961.

Brass ship's bell, Southern Railway - Fishbourne

1929

Handbell, Highland Railway, brass with wooden handle and chain, engraved 'H.R.'.

Handbell, Highland Railway

Station bell and bracket, Eastern Counties Railway, brass with ECR in relief, ex lineman's hut, March, bracket ornamental ironwork painted black.

Station bell and bracket, Eastern Counties Railway

Handbell, Inverness & Perth Railway, brass with wooden handle, engraved 'I & PR'.

Handbell, Inverness and Perth Railway

Bell, with frame, Cambrian Railways, station warning bell from Builth Road Signal box, mouth of bell 380mm in diameter.

Bell, Cambrian Railways

Ship's bell, brass, Great Western Railway, inscribed "Sir Francis Drake 1908", from Twin-Screw Steamship Sir Francis Drake, in addition to tender work also performed passenger excursions along the coast to Torquay during the summer, built by Cammell, Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead, 1908, withdrawn 1953 and broken up 1954.

ship's bell sir francis drake

1908

Ship's bell, brass, Southern Railway, inscribed "Hythe" very faintly, no clapper, from the Twin-Screw Cargo Steamship Hythe II, allocated to Dover and Folkestone, built by Messrs. D & W Henderson, Meadowside Yard, Glasgow, 1925, withdrawn and broken up 1956.

ship's bell hythe

1925

Bell, Newcastle & Carlisle Railway, embossed 'N&CR' 1857, no provenance.

Bell, Newcastle & Carlisle Railway

1857

Bell, West Hartlepool Harbour & Railway Company, embossed 'WHH&Rco Augt 26 1858', cracked, no provenance.

Bell from West Hartlepool Harbour & Railway Company

1858

Ship's bell, brass, Great Eastern Railway/London & North Eastern Railway, inscribed "T.F.1", from the Single-Screw Steamship Train Ferry No 1/Essex Ferry, allocated to the Harwich-Zeebrugge train ferry service, served as HMS Princess Iris during World War II, reopened the Zeebrugge train ferry service in 1946 as Essex Ferry, built by Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd, on the Tyne, 1917, withdrawn and broken up 1957 at Grays.

ship's bell train ferry no 1

1917

Ship's bell, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, 'BRIGHTON 1878', ex Paddle Steamer Brighton III, built J. Elder & Co., Govan, 1878.

Brighton ship bell

1878

Ship's bell, brass, London & North Western Railway/Southern Railway, inscribed 'Hantonia', from the Twin-Screw Steamship Hantonia, allocated to the Southampton-Le Havre route and reopened the Southanmpton-Channel Islands service after World War II, built by Messrs. Fairfield Shipping & Engineering Co Ltd, Govan, 1911, withdrawn and broken up 1952.

Brass ship's bell, London & North Western Railway and Southern Railway - 'Hantonia'

1911

Bell, brass, embossed '1823', taken from The Griffin Inn, Oxford Street, London, otherwise known as 'The Green Man & Still'.

Brass bell, The Griffin Inn

1823

Bell, embossed 'Mears & Stainbank Founders, 1896', ex Kings Cross Freight Terminal.

Bell, embossed 'Mears & Stainbank Founders

1896

Block bell with tapper, likely to be North Eastern Railway.

Block bell with tapper

Handbell, Inverness & Aberdeen Junction Railway, brass with wooden handle, engraved 'I & AJR' in black letters, about 1857 to 1865

Handbell, Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway

1857-1865

Bell, no company markings, embossed '1839', no provenance.

Bell, no company markings

1839

Bell, North Eastern Railway, no markings, with bracket, ex Robin Hoods Bay Station.

Bell, North Eastern Railway

Brake van bell, ex Queen Street Museum communication demonstration.

Brake van bell

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