Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 20 January 2007
| Lot 19 | A GWR Enamel Weighbridge Sign "GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, NOTICE, STEAM ROLLERS, TRACTION ENGINES, MOTOR LORRIES and similar vehicles are strictly Prohibited from Passing over the plate of this cart Weighbridge, Any Person Disregarding This Notice Will Be Held responsible for any Damage Which May Result, JAMES MILNE, GENERAL MANAGER PADDINGTON STATION LONDON". White on blue, 10"x14", a classic sign in exceptionally fine condition with only the tiniest of edge chips. This example is from St Agnes Station on the Newquay-Chacewater branch which closed on the 4th February 1963, it was given to a schoolboy in the 1950s by a Signalman at the station as a souvenir. |
| This lot sold for £380 |
The auction catalogue page that includes a photograph of Lot 19 is shown below:
