 The most likely origin is Maddaford Moor on the old North Cornwall L.S.W.R line.This box was dismantled in January 2000 and removed for use on a garden railway near Newbury.A Bideford Town Councillor, Mr. William Bird, took a strong objection to having to stand on a train in August 1904 and swore at the passengers, despite women being present, calling them "a ---- set of national paupers and half pay officers."