The East Holmes signal box is a two storey timber building of the Great Northern Railway. Built of decorative barge boards and finials, its was still in use in 1965, when its condition was assessed as reasonable. {1}{2} Railway signal box, built in 1873 for the Great Northern Railway. The box is an all-timber construction with a slate roof, in a design of 1871 type. It has vertical timber panelling, ornate bargeboards and finials. The locking room is blind on the track (south) side and has a 6-over-6 pane sash window on the east and west sides. The operating room is glazed on three sides, with 9-paned sliding sash windows on the track side and 6-paned ones on the gable ends. There is a part-glazed entrance door on the first floor and an external metal staircase replacing the original timber one. The box houses a 35-lever frame by McKenzie & Holland which was fitted in 1910, replacing the original lever frame. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {3}{4}