Anyone know what this sign is?

[Trumpers halt]

So all I know about it is that it is likely to be associated with a line that was originally built by the South Eastern Railway in the 1840s but I can't imagine it dates as far back as that. There's traces of white paint to the front and the bolts are square but that's as much as I know.

All guesses gratefully received!

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Is it by a bridge or something? It could be a structure number?

 

[Trumpers halt]

It was found in a wood so unsure where it once was (there's not a dismantled railway anywhere near) but structure number did occur to me. It doesn't look like any structure number design I've seen before though.

 

[RPM]

Looks like a stencil type SECR bridge plate. A couple of examples here:

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South Eastern & Chatham Railway stencil bridge plates on Hungerford Bridge, Charing Cross station. 14th April 2022.

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A stencil type South Eastern & Chatham Railway bridge number plate at Blackheath station, London. 6th September 2012.

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[Trumpers halt]

Many thanks RPM, I think thats it. SECR would certainly tie in with location.