This is Grantham signal box, from which the signals and points in the Grantham area were controlled between February 1972 and February 1980. Built in 1875, it was known as Grantham 'Yard Box' until it closed in June 1971. Its mechanical lever frame was then removed and an electronic control panel was installed so that, in February 1972, it took over the work of the remaining mechanical signal boxes between High Dyke and Barkston on the East Coast Main Line. Its reach extended further north at the end of April. In February 1980 control of signalling in the Grantham area was taken over by Doncaster Power Signal Box and this attractive Victorian structure became redundant. It was demolished late in 1981, after 105 years as a prominent feature at the south end of the station. Copyright Image - Mel Smith
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