jim smith-wright
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I'm confused by what you call a "signal tower" in your photos. It appears to be what we would call a cooling tower as part of the climate control system on an office building. Is that what it is or is a signal tower something else in the UK?
Hi Jim
Sorry I should have been clearer in my description. The picture shows the roof of my signal box. The full thing (before I started rebuilding it) can be seen here http://jsmithwright.demonweb.co.uk/layout/scenic.html
This style of signal box is unique to Birmingham New Street station and bears no resemblance what so ever to "normal" British signal boxes. It was all built in a flurry of excitement back in the '60's when pre-fab concrete was thought to be the material of the future.
HTH
Jim