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Tivetshall Railway Station
Tivetshall was a railway station on the Great Eastern Main Line located in Tivetshall St Margaret, Tivetshall, Norfolk, England. It was also the western terminus of the Waveney Valley Line from . It served six small parishes in an agricultural area. History Design and opening It was first opened when Norwich and London were connected by the Eastern Union Railway in 1849. The EUR was taken over by the Eastern Counties Railway before becoming the Great Eastern Railway in 1862. The station building, located on the down side of the main line, was believed to have been designed by Frederick Barnes (architect), Frederick Barnes, who was responsible for designing a number of other stations at this time in East Anglia. 19th century In 1855, the Waveney Valley Line was opened as far as ; it was extended to in 1860 and finally on to Beccles. A new signal box was provided in 1880 and this lasted 106 years. Immediately south of the station was a level crossing, which spanned all three tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tivetshall St Margaret
Tivetshall St Margaret is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tivetshall, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It covered an area of and had a population of 266 in 104 households at the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census, increasing to 295 at the 2011 Census. On 1 April 2019 the parish was merged with Tivetshall St Mary to form Tivetshall. The villages name means 'Nook of land'. It has been suggested that the first element may be related to a late northern English language, English dialectical, 'tewhit' meaning 'lapwing'. 'St. Margaret' from the church dedication. The church The church of St. Margaret has a tympanum (architecture), tympanum painted with the Royal Arms of Elizabeth I, among the earliest in England, dating from 1587. The huge arms, which stretch across the church, from wall to wall and from the top of the roodscreen to the roof, are flanked by the Lion (heraldry), lion and the European dragon, dragon. Benea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Medal For Lifesaving
The Albert Medal was a British decoration instituted to recognize the saving or endeavouring to save the lives of others. It existed from 1866 until 1971. The Albert Medal was first instituted by a royal warrant on 7 March 1866. It was named in memory of Prince Albert and originally was awarded to recognize saving life at sea. The original medal had a blue ribbon " (16 mm) wide with two white stripes. The first recipient of the medal, the only recipient under the 1866 warrant, was Samuel Popplestone, a tenant farmer, who on 23 March 1866 helped to rescue four men after the cargo ship ''Spirit of the Ocean'' lost its battle with force eleven gales and was torn apart as it was swept onto the notorious Start Point rocks in Devon. Witnessing the accident, Popplestone paused only to raise the alarm before setting off alone for the wreck, armed with just a small coil of rope. He clambered out onto the rocks and although swept off several times, he eventually managed to lift fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Great Britain Opened In 1849
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and freight transport globally, thanks to its energy efficiency and potentially high speed.Rolling stock on rails generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, allowing rail cars to be coupled into longer trains. Power is usually provided by diesel or electric locomotives. While railway transport is capital-intensive and less flexible than road transport, it can carry heavy loads of passengers and cargo with greater energy efficiency and safety. Precursors of railways driven by human or animal power have existed since antiquity, but modern rail transport began with the invention of the steam locomotive in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Great Eastern Railway Stations
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being used in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose cone to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulham Market Railway Station
Pulham Market (originally Pulham St Magdalene) was a railway station on the Waveney Valley Line in Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ..., England. It was closed for passengers in 1953. References External links Pulham Market station on 1946 O. S. map Disused railway stations in Norfolk Former Great Eastern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1855 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1953 {{EastEngland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forncett Railway Station
Forncett railway station was a railway station in Forncett, South Norfolk located from London Liverpool Street. It was opened in 1849 when Norwich and Ipswich were connected by the Eastern Union Railway in 1849. Between 1881 and 1951 it was a junction for a short route to Wymondham and was closed as a result of the Beeching Axe with other smaller stations between Norwich and Ipswich. Description (post 1881) The station consisted of two platforms with the up (to London) platform being and the down (from London) platform . The station building was situated on the up side with a wooden waiting shelter located on the down. The two platforms were linked by a footbridge provided in 1882. A goods yard consisting of three sidings and a brick goods shed was located south of the station on the up side. Long refuge sidings were provided north of the station with a 44-foot turntable being provided on the up side in 1881 in connection with the line to Wymondham. The station signal box wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burston Railway Station
Burston railway station was on the to line and served the village of Burston, Norfolk, Burston, Norfolk. Only the station building remains; the signal box has been removed and very little evidence of the platforms or sidings exist. A cottage between the railway line and the station master's house was also demolished. The railway line still passes through it on a level crossing. Former services References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tivetshall Railway
Tivetshall is a civil parish in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. The parish includes the villages of Tivetshall St Margaret and Tivetshall St Mary. In 2011 the area the parish currently covers had a population of 591. The parish touches Aslacton, Burston and Shimpling, Dickleburgh and Rushall, Great Moulton, Gissing, Pulham Market and Wacton. History The name "Tivetshall" means 'Nook of land'. Tivetshall was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Teveteshala''/''Teve''/''Tivetessala''/''Totessalla''. The parish was formed on 1 April 2019 from the parishes of Tivetshall St Margaret and Tivetshall St Mary. See also *Tivetshall railway station Tivetshall was a railway station on the Great Eastern Main Line located in Tivetshall St Margaret, Tivetshall, Norfolk, England. It was also the western terminus of the Waveney Valley Line from . It served six small parishes in an agricultural ... References {{Civil parishes of South Norfolk Civil par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport Act 1947
The Transport Act 1947 ( 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 49) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Under the terms of the Act, the railway network, long-distance road haulage and various other types of transport were nationalised and came under the administration of the British Transport Commission. The BTC was responsible to the Ministry of Transport for general transport policy, which it exercised principally through financial control of a number of executives set up to manage specified sections of the industry under schemes of delegation. Overview The Act was part of the nationalisation agenda of Clement Attlee's Labour government, and took effect from 1 January 1948. In Northern Ireland, the Ulster Transport Authority acted in a similar manner. The government also nationalised other means of transport such as: canals, sea and shipping ports, bus companies, and eventually, in the face of much opposition, road haulage. All of these transport modes, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward VII
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until Death and state funeral of Edward VII, his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward, nicknamed "Bertie", was related to royalty throughout Europe. He was Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne for almost 60 years. During his mother's reign, he was largely excluded from political influence and came to personify the fashionable, leisured elite. He Wedding of Prince Albert Edward and Princess Alexandra, married Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863, and the couple had six children. As Prince of Wales, Edward travelled throughout Britain performing ceremonial public duties and represented Britain on visits abroad. His tours of North America in 1860 and of the Indian subcontinent in 1875 proved popular successes. Despite the ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
