Record Details

NHER Number:61433
Type of record:Monument
Name:Derelict remains of railway cottages

Summary

Remains of a row of 3 brick and slate roofed cottages built in conjunction with the new railway across the marshes around 1844 (NHER 13571). The cottages were sometimes occupied by marsh families as well as railway workers. They are believed to have been last occupied in the 1950s and are now in a very derelict state.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 4433 0370
Map Sheet:TG40SW
Parish:FREETHORPE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

Remains of a row of 3 brick and slate roofed cottages built in conjunction with the new railway across the marshes around 1844 (NHER 13571). The cottages were sometimes occupied by marsh families as well as railway workers. They are believed to have been last occupied in the 1950s and are now in a very derelict state.
See (S1) for further details.
A. Yardy (HES), 15 February 2015.

Monument Types

  • RAILWAY WORKERS COTTAGE (19th Century to 21st Century - 1844 AD to 2100 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>Publication: Hutchinson, S.. 2003. Berney Arms Remembered.

Related records

13571Part of: Norfolk Railway (Yarmouth, Norwich and Brandon) (Monument)
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