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Maximum price: £3,500
Average price: £353
Minimum price: £20
275
London Transport Championship Medal, enamel on silver, for 1949 Cricket Runners Up, attached to a silver Albert with every chain link hallmarked.
Auction: August 2024
Sold for: £85
602
SE&CR free pass. SOUTH EASTERN & CHATHAM RAILWAY COMPANIES MANAGING COMMITTE FREE PASS No G.M. 28 FIRST CLASS ISSUED in 1918 to Sir Robert Anderson KCB (29 May 1841 to 15 November 1918) who was the second Assistant Commissioner (Crime) of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1888 to 1901. He was also an intelligence officer, theologian and writer and was the highest ranking officer with direct involvement on the Jack the Ripper case. Embossed leather in very good condition, measures 3.5in x 2.75in when opened.
Auction: July 2024
Sold for: £150
600
British Railways silver free pass. Issued to J.H PICKEN BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD No 569. In very good condition measures 1.125in diameter.
Auction: July 2024
Sold for: £280
227
British Railways silver free pass. Issued to F.W Young. BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD No 113. F.W Young worked in London during WW2 involved with troop movements on the whole of railway network. He then moved to Crewe as Manager of Midlands and North Wales, then to Euston and Manchester and lastly General Manager at Stoke on Trent from where he retired. In very good condition measures 1.125in diameter.
Auction: July 2023
Sold for: £80
235
SS GREAT BRITTAIN launch day commemorative medal with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to the front and obverse Image of the ship and text including July 19 1843 launched by Prince Albert built by the Great Western Railway Company etc. Measures 1.75in diameter and is in very good condition for its age.
Auction: November 2022
Sold for: £340
194
This Lot consists of the two items which belonged to John Robert Lund latterly of Ilkley, Yorkshire (1883-1960 ) and one item which belonged to his wife Sarah Ann Lund (nee Shuttleworth) (1883-1962) A Sterling Silver medal awarded for a meritorious act of first aid carried out by John Robert Lund (of Embsay) on June 18th 1905 at Giggleswick (near Settle) whilst in the employ of the Midland Railway Company. The obverse side of the medal has a Maltese Cross surmounted by a Wyvern. The medal which was struck by A. H. Darby, Birmingham and chain are presented in their original display box measures 1.25in diameter together with a 1 in diameter hall marked Silver medal presented to John Robert Lund for service in the St Johns Ambulance Association within the Midland Railway Company dated 1903. And lastly a Bronze St. John's Ambulance Service Pendant with appendages for 1912 and 1913 awarded to Sarah Ann Shuttleworth of Cononley Yorkshire. A letter from their grandson accompanies the lot.
Auction: July 2022
Sold for: £260
193
Great Indian Peninsula Railway Silver Free Pass issued to D.H.Hewitt with full Coat Of Arms to front. Oval white metal, in very good condition, measures 1.375in x 1in. D.H.Hewitt was born in 1893 and worked for this British owned company as a production engineer in the Carriage and Wagon Department.
Auction: July 2022
Sold for: £150
142
THAMES TUNNEL opening day commemorative medal. THAMES TUNNEL 1200ft COMMENCED 1824 SUSPENDED TILL 1833 OPENED 1843. The front also has the bust of Isambart Marc Brunel father of Ismabard Kingdom Brunel who also assisted on the tunnel. Measures 1.5in diameter, in excellent condition.
Auction: March 2022
Sold for: £130
142
A pair of free passes issued to C.L Smith. Gold BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD No 28 and a Silver LONDON TRANSPORT EXECUTIVE No S183 Both are in good condition but slightly worn. C.L. Smith was the Managing Director of the British Railways property Board. Both measure 1.125in diameter.
Auction: November 2021 Not sold, reserve: £100
141
Amalgamated Society Railway Servant A.S.R.S. Scottish Railway Strike 1890-91 silver medallion issued to J. Sutherland. Shield shaped measures 0.75in tall. These were issued to employees of the Caledonian Railway who went on strike demanding a ten hour working day.
Auction: November 2021
Not sold, reserve: £150
138
North British Steam Packet Co silver FREE PASS No26. Shield shaped measuring 1.25in tall, in excellent condition.
Auction: November 2021
Sold for: £440
137
Two Free Passes: LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPY CREWE WORKS VISITORS TICKET No15, circular hand engraved bone measuring 1.75in diameter; L&NWR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CREWE ADMIT BEARER TO LOCOMOTIVE DEPT'S WORKS 48, machine engraved ivorine measuring 2.25in x 1.15in. Both are in excellent condition.
Auction: November 2021
Sold for: £90
136
Great Eastern Railway GOLD FREE PASS enamelled to front GREAT EASTERN RLY PASS 1st ALL STATIONS MR J.B. HARPER. Numbered on the back 569. In very good condition measures 1.25in diameter. John Bradford Harper was born in Malton 1854, he joined the North Eastern Railway and was a clerk in 1871 at Driffield, then in 1901 Traffic Manager and by 1922 Assistant General Superintendent and started collecting artefacts from the Stockton & Darlington Railway, which were exhibited at the 1925 Centenary, he also founded a committee and was responsible for the formation of the York Railway Museum, Queens Road was opened around 1926/7.
Auction: November 2021
Sold for: £460
686
Commemorative medal issued July 16th 1885 for the opening of the Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway & Dock Company, opened by Lt Col Gerrard Smith MP and Chairman of the Company. Together with a similar from the London & Greenwich Railway company. Both are in good condition and measure 1.125in diameter.
Auction: July 2021
Sold for: £70
634
British Railways gold free pass issued to J. Morrison. Front marked British Railways Board and enamelled with a red background. The rear is marked J. Morrison 563. In very good condition measures 1.125 in diameter. John Morrison who was known as Jack was originally from Glasgow and moved to the London area in 1970 until his death in 1991.
Auction: March 2021
Sold for: £400
633
Caledonian and London & North Western Railway free special pass No 56 issued for 1881. One side is marked with Caledonian Railway the other London and North Western Railway. Gold embossed leather in very good condition measures 2in x 2in. Probably issued to James Smithells who was the General manager of the Caledonian Railway company as this pass came with the other two listed in this auction.
Auction: March 2021
Sold for: £180
632
London & South Western Railway silver free pass issued to J. Smithills Esq Caledonian Ry. Front marked with company name and full Coat Of Arms. The rear is marked L&SWR Free Pass No 217. In very good condition measures 1 in diameter. James Smithells (correct spelling) was the General manager of the Caledonian Railway company having previously been employed as traffic manager of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Auction: March 2021
Sold for: £420
631
Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Company free Ticket issued to James Smithells. Front marked with company name the rear is marked Free Ticket Not Transferable. In very good condition measures 1.25in diameter. James Smithells was the General manager of the Caledonian Railway company having previously been employed as traffic manager of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Auction: March 2021
Sold for: £320
449
A pair of silver free passes issued to James Denis Tattersall (1914-1980): BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION No 112 in very good condition and LONDON TRANSPORT EXECUTIVE No S98 in good condition but slightly worn on the front. D. Tattersall who joined the LNER in 1938 as an assistant solicitor fought in the second World War and was captured at Salonika and spent four years as a prisoner of war and in September 1945 resumed his position and was promoted in 1948 to become Assistant Regional Solicitor for the North Eastern region of British Railways and retired in the mid 1970's. Both measure 1.125in diameter.
Auction: July 2020
Sold for: £360
448
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway silver FREE PASS issued to R. SADLER 191. In excellent condition measures 2in x 1in.
Auction: July 2020
Sold for: £500
461
NEWCASTLE & NORTH SHIELDS RAILWAY FREE TICKET measuring 1.5in x 1in. In excellent condition, circa 1840.
Auction: March 2020
Sold for: £100
460
GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY FREE PASS issued to H. THOMPSON ESQ measuring 1.5in x 1in. In excellent condition, circa 1870.
Auction: March 2020
Sold for: £280
459
Directors Free Ticket EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY DIRECTORS TICKET 3 measuring 1.5in diameter. In excellent condition, circa 1840.
Auction: March 2020
Sold for: £340
458
LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY FREE TICKET issued to ROBERT GARNETT ESQ DIRECTOR 1837. Measures 1.75in x 1.25in and is in excellent condition.
Auction: March 2020
Sold for: £420
457
EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY FREE PASS issued to WILLIAM FENTON ESQ. Measures 2in x 1in and is in excellent condition, circa 1840.
Auction: March 2020
Sold for: £150
456
GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY DIRECTORS TICKET issued to J. MOFS ESQ CHAIRMAN. Measures 1.75in x 1.25in and is in excellent condition, circa 1837.
Auction: March 2020
Sold for: £340
455
LANCASTER & PRESTON JUNCTION RAILWAY FREE TICKET No2. Measures 1.75in x 1in and is in excellent condition, circa 1840.
Auction: March 2020
Sold for: £150
452
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY FREE PASS issued to M. BURKILL who was a Director of the GNR. Measures 1in diameter and is in very good condition, circa 1850.
Auction: March 2020
Sold for: £200
451
Cheshire Lines Committee silver Free Pass issued to W. H. Oates FREE PASS 1. Measures 1in diameter and is in excellent condition. William Howard Oates was Secretary and Manager of the committee and died in office in 1926. He had also been an interim manager in 1911.
Auction: March 2020 Sold for: £250
418
Railway presentation medals x 4 consisting of Silver GWR STAFF ASSOCIATION festival of music & drama 1947, GWR ARTS & CRAFTS 1936 E.A. TIMBRELL, LMS ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP 2 MILE WALK 2nd all three hallmarked Silver and a hallmarked .375 gold LMSR (BHAM) HORTICULTRAL SOCIETY ANNUAL SHOW1927. All four in excellent condition.
Auction: March 2020
Sold for: £110
200C
Metropolitan Railway Company Ivory Free Ticket for for J.P.Johnson. An item of significant historical importance, measures 7/8in diameter and is in very good condition.
Auction: November 2019
Sold for: £170
200A
Stockton & Darlington Railway Ivory Directors Ticket No7. An item of significant historical importance, measures 1.25in diameter and has a crack running through the centre.
Auction: November 2019
Sold for: £480
251
East & West Junction Railway Co SIVER FREE PASS number 26 issued to F. REY Esqre. In excellent condition measures 27mm diameter. A rare survivor.
Auction: July 2019
Sold for: £850
199
London & South Western Railway SILVER FREE PASS issued to A. C. Humphreys-Owen. Front marked with company name and full Coat Of Arms. The rear is marked RAILWAY & STEAM PACKETS. In very good condition measures 1in diameter. A. C. Humphreys-Owen was the Liberal Member Of Parliament for Montgomeryshire until his death aged 70 years in December 1905.
Auction: July 2019
Sold for: £420
41
Southern Railway 9ct gold 50 years LONG SERVICE MEDAL. Enamelled face with Southern Railway Coat of Arms and engraved on the back E. MERCER 1889-1939, hallmarked .375 and assay mark for Birmingham. The recipient spent all his working life at Ashford Carriage and Wagon Works as an upholsterer and after retirement carried on as a cobbler working from home. He passed away in 1974. In excellent condition and in original case.
Auction: July 2019
Sold for: £190
58
A pair of free passes issued to Dr J. D. Galletly: British Railways Board Gold No144 and London Transport Executive Silver. Dr J. D. Galletly was the Chief Medical Officer to the British Railways Board, retiring around 1979. Both passes are in very good condition, complete with Albert.
Auction: July 2018
Sold for: £380
249
Midland Railway large silver medal; one side MIDLAND RAILWAY AMBULANCE with CoA, the other AWARDED TO C.R. CRUMP FOR FIRST AID RENDERED AT CHILDS HILL MAR 29th 1900. Hallmarked Sterling Silver Birmingham 1900 and weighs 75g. Measures 2in diameter, a rare award.
Auction: March 2018
Sold for: £200
173
LNER green-enamelled SILVER MEDAL. GREAT EASTERN AMATEUR ATHLETIC Assn LNER, with the FORWARD Crest to obverse. ONE MILE RELAY C'SHIP 1927 and hallmarks to reverse. 1.125in dia. Together with another Enamel BADGE, GREAT EASTERN AMATEUR ATHLETIC. Hallmarked silver, engraved on rear 100 Yds FLAT C'SHIP 1924 A.F. Seach. Both in excellent condition.
Auction: March 2018
Sold for: £50
19
Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company Commemorative Opening Day medal dated to rear July 16 1885. Has had a pin clasp attached. Measures 1in diameter.
Auction: March 2018
Not sold, reserve: £100
137
London Tilbury & Southend Railway Ivory Pass/Ticket issued to D.Waddington Esq. In very good condition.
Auction: November 2017
Sold for: £840
12
London Tilbury & Southend Railway Silver Free Pass No14 issued to Lord Alfred Paget. Lord Alfred Henry Paget CB 1816-1888 was a British soldier, Liberal MP and Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshall to Queen Victoria. He also was a director of The North Staffordshire Railway Company. Measures 1in diameter and is in very good condition.
Auction: November 2017
Sold for: £660
257
The Railway Executive British Railway Gold free pass issued to J.A. CLARKE. Mr J. A. Clarke, was the former Chief executive (finance) and secretary of the Northern Ireland Railway Transport Board and in 1948 became the Chief controller of the Ulster Transport Authority. In good condition
Auction: July 2017
Sold for: £420
209
British Railways Board 9 carat Gold free pass issued to DAVID McKENNA. David McKenna became assistant general manager of the Southern Region of British Railways in 1955. He was subsequently at Lord Beeching's elbow as chief commercial officer for the British Transport Commission, before becoming chairman and general manager of the Southern Region, and a member of the British Railways Board until his retirement in 1976. In good condition with a light blue enamel face and hallmarked 9.375 with a date code for 1969 London.
Auction: July 2017
Sold for: £440
295
A set of 5 gold passes issued to the Rt Hon Lord Glenavy, consisting of, Gt Southern & Western Railway Company engraved to rear The Rt Hon Lord Glenavy 16, London Midland Scottish Railway engraved and enamelled to rear The Rt Hon Lord Glenavy 26, Great Northern Railway Ireland engraved and enamelled to rear Rt Hon Lord Glenavy 38, Ulster Transport engraved to front Lord Glenavy and also engraved to rear Ulster Transport authority Belfast, hallmarked 9ct gold Birmingham 1923, Belfast Steamship Company engraved to rear Lord Glenavy 29, hallmarked 9ct gold Birmingham 1926. Lord Glenavy James Henry Mussen Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy PC (4 April 1851 - 22 March 1931) was an Irish lawyer, politician in the British Parliament and later in the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State. He was also Lord Chancellor of Ireland. A stunning set that has survived intact.
Auction: November 2016
Sold for: £3,500
13
CLIFTON ROCKS RAILWAY opening day commemorative medal. Dated March 11th 1893. Makers Sale Bham. Measures 1.5in, in excellent condition, together with a CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE opening day commemorative medal dated 8th December 1864. Makers name Payne & Thompson Bristol and view of the bridge and gorge to front and details to the reverse. Measures 1.5in, in excellent condition.
Auction: November 2016
Sold for: £400
275
LNER Golf Club 9ct gold pin-back Bisset & Stewart 1934 Golf Medal to A.A. Crumb.
Auction: March 2016
Sold for: £120
237
LNER 9ct gold FC Medal PHH Champions 1930/31 with initials 'AC' on a plain face.
Auction: March 2016
Not sold, reserve: £110
191
London Midland Scottish Silver Pass bearing the holder's name 'C.R. Atkins number 20'. Good condition with minimal wear. Together with two LNER Silver Passes, one engraved '209 G.A. Robertson' the other' 320 J.M. Fleming' Both quite worn. The accompanying letter from BTC dated 1954 accompanies although the pass numbers do not match the letter.
Auction: March 2016
Sold for: £170
82
GWR silver Badge for Swimming 1932 together with a similar for Draughts 1935/36 and a pair of GWR Police lapel 'pips'.
Auction: March 2016
Not sold, reserve: £150