Record Details
| NHER Number: | 25687 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Darley Dale, Grimston Road |
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Summary
A railway carriage, now incorporated into a bungalow, stands at this location. Only the north side is exposed with the rest of the carriage encased in timber extensions. It is thought that the carriage was brought to this location around the time of World War One.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6428 2239 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF62SW |
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| Parish: | SOUTH WOOTTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Railway carriage used as house.
Early, probably Great Eastern Railway; semi-cylindrical ventilators over windows. North side only exposed, rest encased in extensions. Excellent condition.
E. Rose (NAU), 7 February 1990.
Observation by J. Albone (HES) locates this structure at TF 64289 22390, not where previously recorded at TF 6398 2231. The 1946 aerial photographs suggests a pre-war construction date.
A. Beckham (HES), 13 March 2014.
(S1) suggests that the railway carriages came from Crewe and were 'planted' on site with railway sleepers, with, initially, no services, although there was a well. The first occupant 'around the time of World War One' was Arthur Long, who named the property after the village in Derbyshire where he and his wife spent their honeymoon. An electrical supply was connected to the property in the 1950s.
See (S1) for further information.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 21 November 2018.
Monument Types
- HOUSE (World War One to 21st Century - 1914 AD? to 2100 AD)
- RAILWAY CARRIAGE (World War One to 21st Century - 1914 AD? to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: King's Lynn Civic Society. 2014. A Draft List of Buildings of Local Significance outside the Conservation Areas in King's Lynn. |
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