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Heacham was a railway station which served the seaside resort of Heacham in Norfolk, England. Opened in 1862, the station became a junction where services left the King's Lynn to Hunstanton line for Wells on the West Norfolk Junction Railway, which opened in 1866. [2] The station closed with the Hunstanton line in 1969.
The waiting rooms of this old railway station on the disused line between Kings Lynn and Hunstanton,has now been transformed into holiday homes. Date 14 February 2010
Replaced in 1904 by the modern Haddiscoe railway station. Haddiscoe High Level: Haddiscoe: 1 June 1859 [39] 2 November 1959 [38] Great Eastern: Hardingham: Hardingham: 15 February 1847 [40] 6 October 1969 [40] Great Eastern: Now part of the Mid Norfolk Railway: Harleston: Harleston: 1 December 1855 [41] 5 January 1953 [41] Great Eastern ...
Meadows Embankment is a tram stop on the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) network. The stop is situated in the Meadows area of the city of Nottingham just to the north of the Wilford Toll Bridge across the River Trent. It is situated on reserved track and comprises a pair of side platforms flanking the tracks.
The West Norfolk Junction Railway was opened in August 1866. The line came from Heacham on an 18 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (29.8 km) single track aimed at exploiting the great arc of coastline between Hunstanton and Yarmouth. 1866 saw the start of a major financial crisis triggered by the collapse of Overend Gurney Bank; the year also saw the outbreak of a "cattle plague" in North Norfolk which impacted ...
In 1272 Heacham was granted by royal charter a weekly market on Wednesdays and 3 days [8] during the mid-August Fairs on 14, 15 and 16 August. By 1300 the population of Heacham was estimated at 1200 to 1500, making Heacham a small town. In the market women in the upper layer of Heacham tenant families were prominent the Heacham ale and bread ...
The Mid-Norfolk Railway (MNR) is a 17 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (28.2 km) preserved standard gauge heritage railway, one of the longest in Great Britain. [4] Preservation efforts began in 1974, but the line re-opened to passengers only in the mid-1990s as part of the "new generation" of heritage railways. [5]
The Meadows or Meadows is an area of Nottingham, England, south of the city centre, [1] close to the River Trent and connected to West Bridgford in the Borough of Rushcliffe by Trent Bridge and the Wilford Suspension Bridge. Victoria Embankment runs alongside the River Trent to the south of the Meadows and is home to the Nottingham War Memorial ...