2008

TG0823 : View through the old railway bridge

taken 15 years ago, near to Reepham, Norfolk, England

View through the old railway bridge
View through the old railway bridge
Alongside Marriott's Way, which here is flanked by trees in autumnal hues of yellow, orange and brown.

This bridge > Link once carried a road or track > Link over a now dismantled railway line; dense vegetation has since made it impenetrable on its northern side. The railway line ran from Themelthorpe > Link to Aylsham > Link - built by the Great Eastern Railway and completed in 1883, and from Themelthorpe to Norwich > Link - built in 1882 by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GN). Later the so-called Themelthorpe Curve was added in order to link the two stretches of railway - opened in 1960, this section was the final section of railway track built in Norfolk by British Rail. The line was not profitable and closed in 1985. The dismantled railway trackbed is now a long-distance footpath, named after William Marriott, the chief engineer and manager of the M&GN railway system for 41 years. He was based and lived in the village of Melton Constable > Link the then main depot of the M&GN railway. LinkExternal link

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TG0823, 49 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 12 November, 2008   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 12 November, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 086 235 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:46.1638N 1:5.4885E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 086 235
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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