Swanage Signal Box
Swanage Signal Box is a building in Swanage, Purbeck District, England. Swanage Signal Box is situated nearby to Swanage Community Fire Station, as well as near the marketplace Swanage Market.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swanage Railway Station and St Mary’s Church, Swanage.
Swanage Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swanage railway station is located in Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. Originally the terminus of a London and South Western Railway branch line from Wareham, the line and station were closed by British Rail in 1972. Swanage Railway Station is situated 570 feet east of Swanage Signal Box.
St Mary’s Church, Swanage
Church
Photo: Kyriondaniel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Mary's Church is a parish church in Swanage, Dorset. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The church is in the Archdeaconry of Dorset, in the Diocese of Salisbury. St Mary’s Church, Swanage is situated 500 feet south of Swanage Signal Box.
Swanage Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swanage Town Hall is a municipal building on Swanage High Street in Dorset. Constructed by the local building contractor George Burt in 1882–83, it reused materials salvaged from demolition works in London. Swanage Town Hall is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Swanage Signal Box.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herston and Peveril Point.
Herston
Neighborhood
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a western suburb of the town of Swanage, in Dorset, England. It has its own railway station – Herston Halt railway station Near Corfe Castle – on the Swanage Railway.
Peveril Point
Locality
Swanage Signal Box
- Type: Building
- Roof shape: hipped
- Location: Swanage, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.61006° or 50° 36′ 36″ northLongitude
-1.9627° or 1° 57′ 46″ westLevels
2Open location code
9C2WJ26P+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 281194776OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
railway=signal_boxOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hipped
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Highlights include Swanage Community Fire Station and Swanage Market.
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