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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

Great Central Railway ship's bell, SS Dewsbury

Great Central Railway ship's bell, SS Dewsbury

1910

Bell from Cable Ship 'Faraday', 1923

Bell from Cable Ship 'Faraday', 1923

1923

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

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)

Alarm bell for Cooke and Wheatstone Telegraph

Alarm bell for Cooke and Wheatstone Telegraph

1840

Bell with missing cover (blue)

Bell with missing cover (blue)

'ATM' extension bell

'ATM' extension bell

circa 1938

Metal bell

Metal bell

1986

Bell, shaped like an orange segment

Bell, shaped like an orange segment

Bell, shaped like an orange segment

Bell, shaped like an orange segment

bell

bell

1879

Green signalling bell. C.1960

Green signalling bell. C.1960

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, 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 Denny & Bros Ltd, Dumbarton, 1929, withdrawn and broken up 1964.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, 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passenger excursions along the coast to Torquay during the summer, built by Cammell, Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead, 1908, withdrawn 1953 and broken up 1954.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

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

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

Great Western Railway block bell

1838-1948

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, 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, 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, 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

Shunters Bell;

Shunters bell

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

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

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

Block bell with tapper

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, 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

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

Handbell, Highland Railway

Handbell, Isle of Wight Railway, brass with wooden handle, stamped '15', from Newport Traffic Office.

Handbell, Isle of Wight Railway

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

Bell, Midland 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, 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, 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

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

Automatic bell, part of demonstration layout of signalling on the Victorian Railway, Australia, made in the Telegraph Workshops, Melbourne, 1892.

Automatic bell

1892

Ship's bell, brass, British Railways (Southern Region), inscribed 'Maid of Orleans', on softwood stand, from the Twin-Screw Steamship Maid of Orleans, built by Wm. Denny & Bros Ltd, Dumbarton, 1948, withdrawn 1976.

Brass ship's bell, British Railways (Southern Region) - 'Maid of Orleans'

1948

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

Handbell, brass with turned oak handle, embossed brass label "Somerset & Dorset Railway Company", English, 1862-1900. (Clapham ref. 746.59)

Handbell, Somerset and Dorset Railway

1862-1900

Bell for Sinclair line selector, probably made by the National Telephone Company, British, 1880-1890

Bell for Sinclair line selector, 1880-1890

1880-1890

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

Handbell, Inverness and Perth Railway

Handbell, North Staffordshire Railway, brass with wooden handle from Pipe Gate Station.

Handbell, North Staffordshire Railway

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

Handbell, Highland Railway

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

Bell, Great Western Railway

1838

Handbell, South Eastern Railway, brass with turned oak handle, engraved inscription "SER", 1836-1900

Handbell, South Eastern Railway

1836-1900