The earliest type of Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway boxes had hipped roofs (like that at Blackmoor Crossing) but from 1880 all boxes had gabled roofs. Although this was really just a development of the earlier boxes, it set the trend for all boxes through to the end of the Great Central era.

This particular box was taller than normal, and this was achieved by simply elevating a normal size box. The lower portion would have originally been fully exposed, but this has been fenced off for the safety of the level crossing users.

Additional glazing has been provided to give the signalman a better view of traffic on the crossing. It is hard to say whether this was an original feature or a later modification.

Denaby Crossing closed on 15th December 1981.

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