The next time you’re stuck at the Bradford railway crossing, take the time to glance at the East Holmes Signal box. It might not be there forever.
Network Rail has submitted a planning application to the City of Lincoln Council to move the grade II listed building from the current site with talks of turning the signal box into a cafe or community facility.
The East Holmes Signal Box was opened by the Great Northern Railway in May 1873 and is the second oldest GNR box to survive.
The timber construction with a slate roof is unusual as it has a lower tier of operating room windows to improve the signalman’s view along the track. This feature is found on signal boxes on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, but is rare on the Great Northern Railway.