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Construction of the two signal boxes at Bewdley was authorised by the GWR Board in October 1877 as part of the opening of the [[Kidderminster Loop Line]]. They were the first 'proper' signal boxes on the Severn Valley Railway, all other boxes dating from after 1880<ref>[[Bibliography | Marshall (1989), p128]]</ref>. There is uncertainty as to whether the current Bewdley North and Bewdley South are these original 1877/78 built boxes, or marginally later replacements.

The Bewdley North original McKenzie and Holland lever frame was replaced on 25 June 1908 with a 37-lever GWR horizontal tappet frame, which remains in use. The box was raised bodily by around a foot in 1954 to allow greater space beneath the lever frame<ref>Marshall (1989), p135</ref>, to accommodate alterations that took place in a 1955 resignalling, which saw the arrival of the box's 'gallows' centre-pivot signal bracket immediately outside that has become an iconic part of the Bewdley scene. The additional courses of bricks used were of a different colour, and can be seen in the first photograph above.