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Railway signalling bell by Siemens and Halske

Railway signalling bell by Siemens and Halske

Ship's bell, Southern Railway

Ship's bell, Southern Railway

1930

Bell from Cable Ship 'Faraday', 1923

Bell from Cable Ship 'Faraday', 1923

1923

Great Central Railway ship's bell, SS Dewsbury

Great Central Railway ship's bell, SS Dewsbury

1910

George III's clockwork bell

George III's clockwork bell

1761

Bell from Liverpool Road Station

Bell from Liverpool Road Station

circa 1831

Alarm bell, coal mining.

Alarm bell, coal mining.

'ATE' bell

'ATE' bell

Alarm bell for Cooke and Wheatstone Telegraph

Alarm bell for Cooke and Wheatstone Telegraph

1840

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

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

Bell with cover (blue)

Bell with cover (blue)

Bell with missing cover (blue)

Bell with missing cover (blue)

Metal bell

Metal bell

1986

Bell, shaped like an orange segment

Bell, shaped like an orange segment

'ATM' extension bell

'ATM' extension bell

circa 1938

Bell, shaped like an orange segment

Bell, shaped like an orange segment

bell

bell

1911-1939

bell

bell

1879

Green signalling bell. C.1960

Green signalling bell. C.1960

Bell from Duchess of Hamilton locomotive. Constructed in 1938 for the Locomotives visit to the USA. Inscription on plaque atttched 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

Bell, bronze, by J. Warner & Sons, London, 1858, in oak frame, incorporating brass label and original builders plaque from The Farm, Sheffield, built 1858 for the Duke of Norfolk and bought by the Midland Railway in 1899, used as railway offices until 1965.

Bronze bell in oak frame

1858

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passenger excursions along the coast to Torquay during the summer, built by Cammell, Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead, 1908, withdrawn 1953 and broken up 1954.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/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 Sark", from the Twin-Screw Steamship Isle of Sark, allocated to the Channel Islands service, built by Wm. Denny & Bros, Dumbarton, 1932, withdrawn 1960 and broken up 1961.

ship's bell isle of sark

1932

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

Bell, embossed 'Mears & Stainbank Founders

1896

Bell, London Chatham & Dover Railway and South Eastern & Chatham Railway and Southern Railway, embossed around the base 'Warner & Sons London 1870', number 23, removed from Sydenham Hill Signal Box in 1953.

Railway bell, Warner & Sons

1870

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

Great Western Railway block bell

1838-1948

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

Handbell, Inverness and Perth 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

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

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

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

Bell, Stockton & Darlington Railway

1855

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

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

Block bell with tapper

Bell, brass, London & North Western Railway, ex Euston Station, mounted on wooden base with brass plaque attached "Euston Bell - This bell was used to indicate the platform for all the trains arriving on the east side of the station, from 1892 to October 1952, but was dispensed with when the new power signalbox was brought into use with the new train arrival bureau, it was also used for air raid warning during the Second World War".

Euston station bell

1892

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

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

Shunters Bell;

Shunters bell

Bell, Stockton & Darlington Railway, with bracket, ex North Road Passenger Station, Darlington, was rung five minutes before the departure of trains and again when the trains left.

Bell, Stockton & Darlington Railway

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

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

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

Ship's bell, brass, Ford & Jackson/Great Western Railway, inscribed "Vulture", from the Paddle Steamer Vulture, allocated to the Milford-Waterford route, built by J Aitken of Glasgow, 1864.

ship's bell "vulture"

1864

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

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

Station bell, Norwich & Spalding Railway

1859

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

Station bell, London & Birmingham Railway

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

Bell, Newcastle & Carlisle Railway

1857

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

Bell, Great Western Railway

1838

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, South Eastern & Chatham Railway, embossed '1851', ex Bricklayers Arms Station.

Bell, South Eastern & Chatham Railway

1851