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London & Southwestern Railway Painted Cast Iron Sign: ‘Shut This Gate’
Baggott & Co.
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London & Southwestern Railway Painted Cast Iron Sign: ‘Shut This Gate’

1900 - 1920
For Sale by Baggott & Co.
Description

A LSWR Railway sign

Rectangular cast iron sign, painted in capital lettering and reading ‘SHUT THIS GATE’ to a green ground. The paint has flaked with age. There are four mounting holes.

English, circa 1910-1920

The London and South Western Railway (LSWR) was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. The LSWR became famous for its express passenger trains from London to Bournemouth and Weymouth, and to Devon and Cornwall. Many railway lines crisscrossed England in the height of the steam locomotive, these signs were attached to the access gates across the tracks.

H: 3" (7.5cm), W: 18" (45.5cm), D: 0.5" (1.5cm).

Physical Dimensions
Height
7.5cm (2.95")
Width
45.5cm (17.91")
Depth
1.5cm (0.59")
Declaration

Baggott & Co. has dated this Cast Iron Railway Sign to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1224838
Dealers Internal Reference
BCSL2952
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England:

Huntsman’s Yard, Sheep Street, Stow on the Wold, GL54 1AA

01451 830 370

Scotland:

Keepers House, Auchencairn, Castle Douglas, DG7 1QZ

07881 823 369

Description
A LSWR Railway sign
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Rectangular cast iron sign, painted in capital lettering and reading ‘SHUT THIS GATE’ to a green ground.
Baggott & Co.

The paint has flaked with age. There are four mounting holes.

English, circa 1910-1920

fig 1. A rectangular painted cast iron railway sign displaying raised off-white lettering that reads SHUT THIS GATE against a worn green painted surface.
fig 1. London & Southwestern Railway Painted Cast Iron Sign: ‘Shut This Gate’

The London and South Western Railway (LSWR) was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. The LSWR became famous for its express passenger trains from London to Bournemouth and Weymouth, and to Devon and Cornwall. Many railway lines crisscrossed England in the height of the steam locomotive, these signs were attached to the access gates across the tracks.

H: 3" (7.5cm), W: 18" (45.5cm), D: 0.5" (1.5cm).

Height
7.5cm (2.95")
Width
45.5cm (17.91")
Depth
1.5cm (0.59")
Date of Manufacture

Baggott & Co. has dated this Cast Iron Railway Sign to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1224838
Dealers Internal Ref
BCSL2952
Baggott & Co.
Baggott & Co.
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2019

Dealers in antiques and decorative interiors based in the cotswolds and scotland

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Archive I A rectangular painted cast iron railway sign displaying raised off-white lettering that reads SHUT THIS GATE against a worn green painted surface.

London & Southwestern Railway Painted cast iron sign: ‘Shut This Gate’

Archive II A rectangular painted cast iron railway sign displaying raised off-white lettering that reads SHUT THIS GATE against a worn green painted surface. View II
Archive III A rectangular painted cast iron railway sign displaying raised off-white lettering that reads SHUT THIS GATE against a worn green painted surface. View III
Archive IV A rectangular painted cast iron railway sign displaying raised off-white lettering that reads SHUT THIS GATE against a worn green painted surface. View IV
Archive V A rectangular painted cast iron railway sign displaying raised off-white lettering that reads SHUT THIS GATE against a worn green painted surface. View V
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Baggott & Co.

Baggott & Co.
Telephone 07881 823 369
Location
Two locations:

Huntsmans Yard
Sheep Street
Stow-on-the-Wold
Gloucestershire
GL54 1AA

The Keepers House
Auchencairn
Castle Douglas
DG7 1QZ

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A rectangular painted cast iron railway sign displaying raised off-white lettering that reads SHUT THIS GATE against a worn green painted surface.
London & Southwestern Railway Painted cast iron sign: ‘Shut This Gate’
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A rectangular painted cast iron railway sign displaying raised off-white lettering that reads SHUT THIS GATE against a worn green painted surface.
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FAQs

Cast iron railway signs were produced by British railway companies during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to display safety warnings, instructions, and boundary notices along tracks and level crossings.

These signs were manufactured using sand-casting methods where molten iron was poured into molds, creating heavy relief lettering and a solid structure before paint was applied.

Authentic pieces exhibit heavy physical weight, integral raised cast lettering rather than separate attachments, and natural age-related paint flaking or surface weathering.

These industrial signs function as tactile wall accents in hallways, entryways, or study spaces, contrasting well against exposed brick, timber cladding, or plain plaster.

Dust gently with a soft dry brush, avoid chemical solvents that strip historical paint layers, and apply microcrystalline wax to protect against further oxidisation.
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