| Track to Swainsthorp |
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The track towards Swainsthorpe from the Long Barn is a good route to Swainsthorpe Station. At the brow of the hill (by hedge in distance) a footpath goes left to The Wood - once in Mulbarton parish. Some theories think this was once the Icknield Way |
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| Swainsthorpe Station |
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Swainsthorpe Station, signal-box and sidings from the level crossing. |
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| Swainsthorpe Box |
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Description:
The signal box at Swainsthorpe station when the station was in use. The box was dismantled a few years ago and re-erected at the Wells end of the Wells to Walsingham narrow-gauge railway. |
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| Hethersett Station |
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Hethersett Station from the approach road. Mulbarton people used the station to reach (or send goods to) the Midlands. |
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| Norwich Road c.1905 |
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Looking north along Norwich Road in the early 1900s. Most of the houses have gone - the terrace of brick houses remain. The orchard in the distance became the site for St Omer Close |
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| Wider B1113 |
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Description:
Norwich Road - the B1113 - looking north when it was widened around 1952. Note the row of brick cottages (still there) to compare with the view in the early 1900s. |
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| Carriage Licence |
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Description:
The car licences we know were preceded by licences for carriages. This one was issued at Mulbarton Post office in Jan 1885 for a light carriage with less than 4 wheels. It cost 15 shillings for the year - a considerable sum. |
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| Bus shelter crash |
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Description:
Villagers campaigned for years for bus shelters, and eventually two were built by the Parish Council. This one, outside the World's End was demolished several times by skidding vehicles. This time the phone box went, too! |
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| Carriage Exchange |
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Description:
Part-exchange is not new - in 1887 Mr Turner of Paddock Farm exchanged his old 'car' for a new 'Norwich Car' on a 3-year system from Howes Carriage Works in Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. |
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