Record Details
| NHER Number: | 13572 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Norfolk Railway Acle Diversion (Lingwood and Acle stations) |
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Summary
The Norfolk Railway Acle Diversion was opened in 1883 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It had stations at Lingwood and Acle, and joins NHER 13571 just after Brandon, at the Breydon Junction. There are stops at Acle and Lingwood before rejoining NHER 13571 just outside Great Yarmouth. Acle station has a station master's house and a small signal cabin on the platform, but the buildings are largely disused. Lingwood station is similar without the signal box.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 3929 0968 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG30NE |
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| Parish: | ACLE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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| BEIGHTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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| BRUNDALL, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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| GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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| HALVERGATE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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| STRUMPSHAW, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Built around 1883, still in use.
Breydon Junction, Acle, Lingwood.
Acle station has a station master's house on the platform and has embossed brick letters 'GER 1883', good metal spandrelled awnings with 'GER', but buildings are largely disused and part converted to boat building. Small signal cabin on platform. Lingwood station is similar without the signal box.
Press cutting in file.
Monument Types
- RAILWAY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- RAILWAY TRANSPORT SITE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1994. TG 5008A; TG 5108AD. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1975-1977. [Articles on the sale and movement of Singing Kettle transport café]. |
| --- | Monograph: Anderson, R. & Saunders. D.. 1999. Rediscovering Railways: Norfolk Past and Present.. March. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1999. Change of station points way to success. 23 April. |
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